Health Sciences News Archives for 2009
January 2009
End of life and aging focus of art exhibit Jan. 20-Feb. 27
Medical student banquet to be Jan. 24
New show takes viewers 'Inside ECU'
Pulmonary hypertension clinic opens at ECU
Fifth annual Jean Mills Health Symposium to be held Feb. 6
'Gap year' an adventure for ECU physician
Lecture, performances to cover ethics in medicine, research
Nursing celebrates its designation as national Center of Excellence
Women and heart disease focus of events at ECU
New lecture series in College of Allied Health Sciences begins Feb. 3
February 2009
Young musicians raise money for reading program
Know your numbers and prevent heart disease
ECU physicians perform Special Olympics physicals
CyberKnife brings another advance in cancer care
Film, reception close Deidre Scherer art exhibit Feb. 27
Researchers hope to help African-American prostate cancer survivors cope with side-effects
March 2009
Sleep center hopes to help people wake up refreshed
ECU begins aphasia support group
Cochlear implant program receives $15,000 fellowship from the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Faculty members honored for excellence
Lung transplantation to be topic of April 1 lecture
Medical students ready for annual Match Day today
ECU sends 56 percent into primary care residencies
Innovation Expo will be held April 2
About 200 eastern North Carolina Scouts to "Scout Out Nursing" at College of Nursing
April 2009
Perdue, Cunningham kick off state's fight against chronic disease
Hamstring Hustle 5K race set for April 25
Display honors Brody Scholarship
ECU, PCMH open outpatient endoscopy center
Horns named permanent vice chancellor of health sciences at ECU
Magazine ranks ECU among top primary care medical schools
Laupus Library hosts national traveling exhibition on African-American surgeons May 1-July 28
May 2009
College of Nursing named as one of the top 10 largest distance education programs in U.S. News annual listing
Two named to endowed professorships at ECU
Scottish Rite honors ECU students and its longtime partner, ECU's Speech and Hearing Clinic
Convocations to be this weekend
Associate professor receives acheivement award from the North Carolina Speech-Hearing-Language Association
Medical school to host forum on swine flu
Nursing, allied health students celebrate graduation
Brody Class of 2009 graduates
Communication Sciences and Disorders professor and alumna chosen to lead ECU faculty
Clinical laboratory science exchange student returns to Argentina
Grant aids cancer treatment at ECU
Brody School of Medicine names its top nurse for 2009
Medical student's program aims at healthy lifestyles for Pembroke youth
ECU professor's diet plan aims at carbohydrates
June 2009
Allied health students help improve quality of life for children
State Farm Insurance awards $15,000 grant to ECU's Research for the Older Adult Driver Initiative
Camp helps youth achieve a healthy weight
Grant aids research into kidney cancer treatment
Medical school hosts camps for children with cancer, sickle cell disease
Country Doctor Museum receives conservation books and online resources from national agency
Nurse faculty member president-elect of the American Society for Pain Management Nursing
July 2009
Grant funds clinical health psychology internship
Eighth annual Winning with Diabetes conference set for July 18
Cancer specialist named 'Woman of the Year'
ECU medical students receive Schweitzer Fellowships
ECU partners with agencies to deliver mental health services
Pirate Speech Camp offers fun, intense therapy for children with severe expressive language deficits
Laupus Library kicks off membership drive for Friends group with featured speaker Dr. Paul R.G. Cunningham, dean of the Brody School of Medicine
College of Nursing receives $721,668 grant for nurse-midwifery education
Willson to chair Health and Wellness Trust Fund
Physician-scientist selected for prestigious national research scholarship
August 2009
ECU Physical Therapy Clinic treats athletes, adults and children in new location
Annual white coat ceremony scheduled for Aug. 14
Brody welcomes largest class in school history
U.S. Rep. Walter Jones visits ECU dialysis patients
Golden Living Center donates to Brody School of Medicine
September 2009
Roberson chosen Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar
Engelke named Richard R. Eakin Distinguished Professor in the College of Nursing
Road race to benefit breast cancer services
Brown named permanent dean of College of Nursing
October 2009
Runners raise more than $18,000 for breast cancer services
Four named master educators at Brody for 2009
ECU sleep center accredited
Three locations selected for community dental centers
Eleventh annual ECU Neuroscience Symposium to be Nov. 3
Ride with the Voice of the Pirates Oct. 24 to raise funds for nursing scholarship
ECU physicians named to annual 'Best Doctors' list
November 2009
Eighty-six health sciences faculty recognized for published works
Cure for health care ills no easy fix, doctors say
