Northwest Student Heather Sumner Visits with Medical Flight Team

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SENATOBIA, MS (09/14/2011)(readMedia)-- Northwest Mississippi Community College practical nursing student Heather Sumner of Cascilla met with members of the medical flight team Hospital Wing Aug. 30 after they landed on the Senatobia campus. The team visited the students to speak about their professional experiences.

Hospital Wing is a non-profit air medical transport, which provides inter-hospital transfers as well as emergency scene calls.

"This visit was beneficial for our students because they were able to learn about this exciting profession as a possible career path," said Jennifer Davis, RN, practical nursing instructor.

Lead Practical Nursing Instructor, Pam White, RN, said after students in the Practical Nursing program become licensed, they can work in a number of areas, including hospitals, nursing homes and doctor's offices.

"Although many of our students may choose not to become flight nurses, hearing the team's first-hand accounts of their experiences in the field and seeing how the helicopter functions as a medical station will help our students understand the resources that are available to them in the event they will ever need to call a medical flight team," said Davis.

Hospital Wing has bases in Oxford, Memphis and Brownsville, Ark., spanning a 150-mile radius. The flight team to visit Northwest was out of Oxford.

Flight nurses and flight paramedics train once a year at the Med in Memphis to keep their skills in advanced burn, cardiac, medical, neurological, pediatric emergencies and trauma care up to date.

Hospital Wing pilots must have 3,000 hours total flight time with 2,000 helicopter hours as a pilot in command.

The Practical Nursing program at Northwest is a 12-month program, which requires a 16 on the ACT and minimum 800 on the NET entrance exam.

For more information about Hospital Wing, visit www.hospitalwing.com. For more information about the Practical Nursing program at Northwest, call 662-562-3370.

Pictured: The medical flight team Hospital Wing landed on the Senatobia campus of Northwest Mississippi Community College on Aug. 30 to speak with students in the Practical Nursing program in the Career Technical Division. Pictured are (first row, l-r) Jennifer B. Davis, instructor; Tiffany Houston of Senatobia, Traci Chamber of Senatobia, LeAnn Boutleiller of Sarah, Alison Hendricks of Marks, Kelli Brewer of Vicksburg, Holly Thornton of Sardis, Paula Harris of Southaven; (second row) Josh Steele, flight paramedic; Nicki Jeter, flight nurse; Rebecca Sambola of Senatobia, Crystal Smith of Coldwater, Bridgette Martin of Batesville, Kelly Smith of Hernando, Jessica Herron of Sarah, Brittney Cook of Senatobia, Megan Padron of Senatobia, Toni Sillah of Memphis, Heather Sumner of Charleston, Kristina Austin of Coldwater, Carolyn O'Conner of Batesville, Melisa Poe of Hernando, Rhonda Lamar of Sardis, Kierra DeBerry of Horn Lake, Jack Nabors of Harmontown, Pam white, instructor; (thrird row) Amanda Casey of Senatobia, Erin Murphy of Senatobia, Me-Me Hullette of Senatobia, Brandi Strickland of Batesville, Tiffany Tillman of Senatobia, Mandy Simmons of Coldwater and Erica Todd of Coldwater. (Photo submitted)