For one Edgecombe Community College alumna, the college experience didn’t end at graduation. Cassidy Ingram completed ECC’s Surgical Technology program in December 2022. Earlier this year, she joined Suzi Shippen-Wagner, program chair of Surgical Technology, on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic. They spent a week there, assisting in cataract surgery on patients in […]
Eight of the nine members of the Radiography Class of 2023 at Edgecombe Community College have earned their certification, becoming registered radiographers and earning the title R.T.(R)(ARRT), which signifies Registered Technologist in Radiography by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. Nine students graduated from the program in May 2023. The graduates are certified nationally as […]
Members of Edgecombe Community College’s Respiratory Therapy Class of 2023 participated in their pinning ceremony on May 11. From left are (front row) Director of Clinical Education Josh Pendergraft, Amber Stancil, Adishia Baker, Program Chair Tim King, (2nd row) Rachel Davis, Ramatoulie Dabo, Haley Bunting, (3rd row) Kathleen Talton, Kennedy Johnson, (4th row) Paula Oden, […]
Recent Edgecombe Community College Associate Degree Nursing graduates Michaela Dew and Anna Zinn received the DAISY Foundation’s DAISY in Training Award during the nursing pinning ceremony in May. They received a certificate, a DAISY in Training Award pin, and a hand-carved stone sculpture entitled A Healer’s Touch. Both Dew and Zinn graduated from the Associate […]
Edgecombe Community College Associate Degree Nursing graduates participated in their pinning ceremony on May 10. The ADN Class of 2023 is a large class of 39 members, who graduated from the ADN program during the college’s commencement ceremony on May 12. These graduates have met the education requirements to take the NCLEX-RN®, the National Council […]
Earlier this year, Crystal Gray was halfway through the surgical technology program at Edgecombe Community College and working long hours at UNC Health Nash. She also was looking forward to her youngest daughter graduating high school. Then a long shot paid off, and the renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, offered Gray a summer internship […]
Healthcare Connections, a career exploration event, was held at Edgecombe Community College April 19-20. The event was a collaboration between Strategic Twin-Counties Education Partnership, ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital, UNC Health Nash, and ECC. Approximately 200 students from the Twin Counties learned about healthcare careers from healthcare professionals. Shown is Ivelisse Ruiz, RN, MSN, CNOR, nurse […]
Edgecombe Community College and Pitt Community College recently signed an agreement that guarantees admission to two Pitt students into ECC’s Surgical Technology program each year. The joint program will begin this fall. Students will complete prerequisite courses at Pitt and transfer into the program at ECC. Pitt does not have a program in surgical technology. […]
Seniors in Edgecombe Community College’s Medical Assisting program and Julie Walker, instructor and clinical coordinator, hosted CITI High School students on March 31. The high school students toured the Lamm Building, which houses the college’s health sciences programs, and participated in demonstrations presented by the Medical Assisting students. The Medical Assisting degree is a five-semester […]
Edgecombe Community College Nursing (red scrubs) and Respiratory Therapy (turquoise scrubs) students recently collaborated in an emergency simulation to save a simulated patient’s life. During the realistic training scenario, students assessed the patient, performed CPR, intubated the patient, and worked together to stabilize the patient. By relying on patient simulation and a team approach in […]
