July 18, 2024- Cleveland Clinic will serve as the medical services provider to support Kent State student-athlete health and wellness. It will provide a variety of multidisciplinary services, including physicians, athletic training, physical therapy, behavioral health services, sports performance services, medical scheduling and insurance processing.
The new partnership also grants easy access to scheduling to student-athletes for all imaging, emergency room and urgent care needs as well as specialties and subspecialties that fall beyond the scope of the team physicians. In addition, baseline concussion and concussion testing will be provided to student-athletes.
Beyond sports medicine, Cleveland Clinic will provide mental health services with access to a sports and performance psychologist to student-athletes.