Talk Like A Pirate

While people of color are disproportionately affected in severe coronavirus disease, many remain hesitant regarding whether or not to be vaccinated. As a Black physician, the Brody School of Medicine's Dr. Cedric Bright — who has received the vaccine — fact-checks common myths and advocates for people of color to get the vaccine in Season 2, Episode 13 of Talk Like a Pirate.

Does a spike in protein after the COVID-19 vaccine affect fertility? Dr. Michelle Skipper — Director of ECU's Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and nurse practitioner at an ENC OBGYN practice — answers this question in Season 2 Episode 12 of Talk Like a Pirate.

In Episode 4 of Pirate Voices, outgoing ECU Interim Chancellor Dr. Ron Mitchelson talks about a holiday decision that put him at odds with his university's president back when he was an undergraduate.

How does the COVID-19 vaccine affect women? Does the vaccine cause infertility? Is it safe to get the vaccine while pregnant or trying to become pregnant? Dr. Michelle Skipper — Director of ECU's Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and nurse practitioner at an ENC OBGYN practice — separates fact from fiction in Season 2 Episode 12 of Talk Like a Pirate.

When it comes to women's health and the COVID-19 vaccines, where should you turn for help? ECU's Director of the Adult/Gerontology and Family Nurse Practitioner concentrations in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program within ECU's College of Nursing explains.

ECU Interim Chancellor Ron Mitchelson has had many roles in his career – some you probably don't know about. In Season 2 Episode 11 of Talk Like a Pirate, Dr. Mitchelson reflects on his 18 months as interim chancellor, his career — which includes contract work with the Central Intelligence Agency — and his life.

Dr. Ron Mitchelson is set to retire in the summer of 2021 and talks about ending his career as the interim ECU chancellor.

In Episode 3 of Pirate Voices, ECU Brody School of Medicine's Dr. Cedric Bright discusses the power of touch as a physician.

In Episode 2 of Pirate Voices, ECU Brody School of Medicine's Dr. Cedric Bright talks about his encounter with Ku Klux Klan ideology while treating a patient, and how his reaction changed at least one life. 

In this preview to Season 2 Episode 10 of Talk Like a Pirate, ECU pediatric cardiologist Dr. Charlie Sang talks about what defines chest pain in children.