Dental school expands care in rural eastern NC
Residents of eastern North Carolina have better access to dental care thanks to the opening of a dental clinic in Hyde County and a program to provide oral health care...
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ECU to offer only OT doctorate in UNC System
The College of Allied Health Sciences is set to offer a doctoral degree program in occupational therapy — the first at any public university in the state. “Occupational therapy is...
BCBS gives $1.54 million to fund behavioral health program between ECU and ECSU
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina awarded $1.54 million to ECU to provide telepsychiatry services over the next five years for students at Elizabeth City State University. This...
The Other Dr. Gilmer
When Dr. Benjamin Gilmer ’06 reported to his new job as a rural physician in western North Carolina, he learned he had the same last name as the doctor he...
A dynamic decade
STORY BY SPAIN STEPHENS A dynamic decade In just 10 years, the School of Dental Medicine has established itself as a leader in care and education The ECU School of...
Dental alumna creates garden to fight food insecurity
In a garden on a ribbon of old family farmland in the mountains of Ashe County, dreams are harvested alongside vegetables. The garden is a vision nurtured by Dr. Amanda...
Telepsychiatry
Not long ago, ECU psychiatrist Dr. Sy Saeed received a handwritten note from a woman halfway across the country who had read an article about him in her local newspaper....
A creative solution to creating smiles
A narrow ribbon of road winds for 60 miles northeast of Greenville, threading through cotton fields and horse pastures. The road leads to quintessential small-town Ahoskie — where an East...
ECU dental school earns national honor for innovation
The ECU School of Dental Medicine has received an award for innovation that recognizes its breakthrough approach to providing practical experience for future dentists through rural service-learning centers across North...