Category: Brittany Brown

Brittany Brown – 2012 ERHD Graduate

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This is an update from one of our 2012 ERHD graduates – Brittany Brown. Several weeks ago, I received notification from one of our first set of graduates from the ERHD program – Brittany Brown – that she was accepted into Campbell University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine for the Class of 2012. After graduating with her MPH from East Carolina University’s MPH program and completing our ERHD Certificate, Brittany worked in clinical research for 4 years in the nephrology and hematology oncology departments at ECU. She is currently in her second year of her Masters of Biomedical Science program at Campbell University and will graduate in May 2017.

Brittany is truly an exceptional ERHD alumni because although her journey to achieve her medical degree has not been traditional and taken a little longer, she feels even more encouraged and inspired by her accomplishments.

As Director of the ERHD program, I am so pleased and PROUD of her accomplishments and glad that we played a small part in her success. We wish her ALL THE BEST and know that she will REPRESENT all ERHD alumni and our ERHD program in the best way as she moves on to the next stage of her career and life!

Here is Brittany Brown - 2012 ERHD Graduate
Here is Brittany Brown – 2012 ERHD Graduate

2012 Spring ERHD Graduates: The First Set of Graduates

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ERHD 2012 Spring Graduates and Director Eric Bailey
2012 ERHD Spring Graduates

On Friday May 4th, the Ethnic and Rural Health Disparities (ERHD) graduate online program graduated our first set of students. The four students to graduate this spring were:

1. Ashley Allsbrook
2. Brittany Brown
3. Marc Stevens
4. David Taylor

We also had another student to graduate, but she was not able to participate in the graduation ceremony. Our first ERHD graduate was Brittany Parker. We are very proud of her achievement and excellence throughout the program. Brittany Parker actually became our FIRST ERHD graduate.

These five graduates completed or about to complete the four online MPH courses during the Spring/Summer 2012 academic year. Not only did they successfully complete the coursework but they also developed a specific ethnic and rural health disparity fieldwork proposal or project designed to SOLVE and ELIMINATE a particular health disparity. Therefore, each ERHD graduate is a pioneer and innovator in the areas of public health and health disparties because there are no other Certificate Programs in the United States focused on these critical health and medical issues.

Of course, I want to also thank our Co-Director, Dr. Justin Moore, who helped to provide specific suggestions, guidance and direction to the early phases of our program. Additionally, I want to thank the Department of Public Health (Dr. Lloyd Novick), the Brody School of Medicine (Dean Paul Cunningham), and East Carolina University Graduate School for adding these courses to the university’s graduate curriculum. I also want to thank all of the staff from the Department of Public Health that helped me with the procedural forms and steps to solidify the program in the graduate school.

Finally, I want to thank the federal public health agency — the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for supporting our program for the past 3 years. The grants including a stimulus grant provided the necessary funds to support student scholarships for tuition. Their support was very instrumental in helping our students to graduate in a timely basis.

We look forward to new ERHD graduates in the Fall and many more in years to come!!