Outreach & Education
Metro Life Flight offers a number of educational opportunities for pre-hospital and hospital providers in order to enhance patient care.
Metro Life Flight EMS & Critical Care Symposium
The 2025 Erie Shores EMS & Critical Care Symposium was March 20-21, 2025 at Kalahari Convention Center in Sandusky, Ohio.
Landing Zone Training
Metro Life Flight offers landing zone training to help prepare first responders to safely set-up an LZ for an emergency helicopter scene response. This presentation is eligible for EMS CE credit.
Lectures
Metro Life Flight offers free continuing education lectures, case reviews and will consider developing a specific topic to meet your educational needs for the purpose of improving outcomes in your community. MetroHealth Medical Center is an approved continuing education site by the State of Ohio Board of Emergency Services, Approval #1202.
Transport Observation Program
The Metro Life Flight Transport Observation Program (TOPS) is available to public safety, hospital, and pre-hospital care providers who utilize Metro Life Flight services.
Fly with us for one eight-hour or twelve-hour day shift and learn about our program, critical care transport, and aircraft safety.
Who Can Observe
- Public safety personnel (EMTs /Paramedics / Firefighters / Law Enforcement Officers / Dispatchers)
- Medical personnel (Registered Nurses / Physicians / Advanced Practice Providers)
- We are not accepting students at this time.
Requirements
- 18 years of age or older
- Good physical health. No pregnant observers.
- Weight must be less than 220 lbs (You will be weighed upon arrival to the base)
- Must present photo ID and proof of current certification / licensure
- Review the TOPS guidelines (Updated November 2024)
Interested and eligible to participate in the Metro Life Flight Transport Observation Program?
At this time, our team is focused on training and orienting new staff, and the TOPS program has been temporarily suspended for external participants. Please check back for updates.
Request an Appearance
Community outreach is very important to Metro Life Flight. We strive to accommodate the many requests we receive to attend community events, however, our main objective is to always be readily available to meet the needs of critically ill and injured patients.
- Requests should be submitted 30 days prior to the event to provide sufficient time to plan and prepare
- There must be a safe and secure landing zone / parking area so our team can immediately depart if requested for a patient mission
- If an aircraft is requested, the contact information must be provided for the landing zone commander and first responder agency that will assist with the landing zone
- Operational safety prohibits Metro Life Flight from attending certain events such as church, scouting, or school/daycare events
- All requests are subject to approval by the Metro Life Flight operations team
If you are interested in having Metro Life Flight provide continuing education or attend a public safety training, community event, hospital open house, or prom promise/mock crash event, please submit a request.