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National Flight Nurse Academy


 

Come study with us, Come fly with us.


The National Flight Nurse Academy, founded as a partnership between Case Western Reserve University and the MetroHealth System, prepares acute care nurse practitioners to practice in unstructured environments, conducts interdisciplinary disaster-response training during its annual summer camp, and conducts research to build the evidence base for practice in air medical services.

Since 1982, our clinical partner, Metro LifeFlight has transported more than 60,000 patients. MLF flys four Sikorsky S-76's that are supplemented by two ground units and fixed wing aircraft as needed.


NFNA Clinical Director, Chris Manacci, to receive 2007 Barbara Hess Award at AMTC.

CLINICAL AFFILIATES

In 2006, Allegeheny General Hospital's LifeFlight, Cleveland Clinic Critical Care Transport, and Spectrum Health's Aero Med joined the National Flight Nurse Academy as clinical affiliates.

Program Students

Nine students received their wings at the annual presentation of wings ceremony on March 27th, the largest class of ACNP/Flight Nursing students since the establishment of the National Flight Nurse Academy. Additionally, one flight nurse completed the doctor of nursing practice (DNP) program this month.