Med Copter Lands at Kent State

About 40 students in Kent State University's nursing program were treated to a special visit Monday from one of the Cleveland Clinic Critical Care Transport medical helicopters.

Ellen Prewitt, a Kent State alumna and member of the flight crew, spoke to nursing students about her job before the helicopter landed at the running track behind Henderson Hall to give students a chance to chat with the flight crew and snap photos inside the chopper.

Cathy Snelson, an associate lecturer who organized the visit, said it marked the first stop at Kent State by a medical helicopter since before Sept. 11, 2001.

"It gives the students yet another chance to explore an opportunity in the nursing field," she said.

Kent State Police, the Kent Fire Department, Kent State and the Cleveland Clinic all worked together to organize the free visit.