Doyle Cummings

Dr. Doyle "Skip" Cummings is a Professor of Public Health at East Carolina University (ECU) and Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy at UNC-Chapel Hill. He serves as Co-Director of the E-CARE Practice-based Research Network and Senior Faculty at ECU's Health Disparities Center.

Education:

• PharmD, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science
• BS, Pharmacy, West Virginia University
• Epidemiology and Biostatistics Coursework, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health

Research Interests:

• Rural Health
• Diabetes and Obesity
• Hypertension/Stroke/CV disease
• Telehealth Applications

Scientific Awards:

• Berbecker Distinguished Professor of Rural Medicine
• Fellow, College of Pharmacy (FCP)
• Fellow, College of Clinical Pharmacy (FCCP)

Grants and Community Impact: Dr. Cummings has secured federal, state, and foundation funding for primary care research, focusing on rural health disparities. He co-founded Pitt Partners for Health and serves on the NC Rural Health Association and NC Institute of Medicine, delivering over 300 presentations on obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.