ECU Brody School of Medicine

East Carolina University, located in the heart of Greenville, North Carolina, has an enrollment of nearly 25,000 students and over 100,000 living alumni. Established in 1907, East Carolina has grown from a small teacher's college to one of the North Carolina's premier universities, with programs in business, education, fine arts and communication, music, theatre, and health sciences just to name a few.

Research, Community and Your Health

Less than half an hour from Cutter Creek and closely tied to the Pitt County Memorial Hospital, the Brody School of Medicine is a great asset to those in the surrounding community and the medical field through research and education. Students at the Brody School of Medicine receive numerous grants to carry on research that will impact the quality of life for those in Eastern North Carolina. The latest projects, deserving of over $250,000 worth of grants, will focus on research of cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity. These are the major disease issues in North Carolina and the students at the Brody School of Medicine are coming closer to finding a cure.

ECU Physicians on Nation's "Best Doctors" List

In December 2007, more than 30 East Carolina University physicians were chosen to the nations "Best Doctors" list. These physicians were chosen by a survey of more than 30,000 of their peers asking whom they would chose to treat their own families. The list is assembled each year by Best Doctors Inc. of Boston. The physicians chosen have specialties ranging from pulmonary and critical care medicine to infectious disease to pediatric specialist. Clearly, Greenville, North Carolina, just a short drive from Cutter Creek, is home to some of the finest doctors in the nation.

Background and Growth

East Carolina University's Health Sciences Campus, located just minutes from Pitt County Memorial Hospital, is home to the Brody School of Medicine and the Colleges of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences. The Brody School of Medicine, established in 1977, has grown from an entering class of 28 students to 73 in 2007. In the 2006-2007 school year, there were a total of 290 medical students enrolled in the four-year program and 340 residents and fellows in the program.

Mission and Serving

The Brody School of Medicine was established with three missions in mind: to increase the number of physicians to serve the citizens of North Carolina, to improve the general condition of health in Eastern North Carolina, and to provide access of minority or otherwise underprivileged students to an education in the medical field. In conjunction with Pitt County Memorial Hospital, the Brody School of Medicine serves 29 counties and 1.2 million residents of Eastern North Carolina.

Education, Library and Reference Material

East Carolina University has three libraries, one of which exclusively serves medical institutions of Eastern North Carolina, namely the Brody School of Medicine. The William E. Laupus Library, located on the Health Sciences Campus, houses more than 150,000 bound and microform volumes and over 6,000 e-journals, a valuable asset for those carrying out medical research. The three-story library also has a large multimedia section, where medical students can use models of the human body and watch medical videos for supplemental instruction. The library plays a key role in serving the needs of medical services in Eastern North Carolina.