Case Study: ECU School of Dental Medicine

• Rural communities often lack regular access to medical and dental services
• Lack of access contributes to poor overall health among rural populations
• Patients needing specialist care may need to travel long distances just to get a diagnosis

Cisco Collaboration

Cisco Catalyst Switches and Wireless

Cisco Firepower Next-Generation Firewalls

Cisco Security Enterprise License Agreement

Cisco Nexus Series Switches

Cisco ACI for Data Center

Cisco Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI)

Cisco Tetration

• Eight remote clinics, or Community Service Learning Centers (CSLCs), serve patients from every county in North Carolina
• 50,000 patients treated
• Telemedicine enables patients to connect to specialists when needed
• Students and residents complete rotations while staying connected to classroom instruction
• Post-doctoral residents live and work in the rural communities they serve for the entire year