{"id":2528,"date":"2022-06-24T18:27:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T22:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/?page_id=2528"},"modified":"2026-05-06T16:16:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:16:57","slug":"join-gemru","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/join-gemru\/","title":{"rendered":"Join GEMRU"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav class=\"section-navigation\"><div class=\"section-navigation-inner\"><div class=\"section-menu\"><a class=\"section-navigation-back\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"#\" style=\"display:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/section-nav\/includes\/section-nav-back.svg\" \/> Back<\/a><ul class=\"\" id=\"section-nav-ul\"><li class=\"current-page\"><a class=\"menu-parent-link\" href=\"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/join-gemru\/\">Join GEMRU<span class=\"caret\"><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"page_item page-item-4221\"><a href=\"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/join-gemru\/how-to-become-certified\/\">How to Become Certified<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><a class=\"section-menu-btn section-navigation-toggler\" href=\"#\" type=\"button\" aria-controls=\"sectionNavigation\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"open-btn\">Menu<\/span><span class=\"close-btn\" style=\"display:none;\">Close<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/nav>\n\n<h3>Requirements<\/h3>\n<p>1. Current student at the University of Florida<br \/>\n2. EMT certification <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OR<\/span> <\/strong>First Responder certification<br \/>\n3. AHA BLS Provider&#8211; CPR and AED certification (valid until August 2025 or after)<\/p>\n<p><em>If you would like to become a certified First Responder, please see the &#8220;How to Become Certified&#8221; tab for guidance.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Applications<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GEMRU holds a new application cycle during the first month of each semester. A link to the application will be uploaded to the home page when the application cycle begins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Application Steps<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1. Initial Application<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once applicants submit their initial application, they will be eligible to take the entrance exam<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. Entrance Exam<br \/>\n3. Interview Decisions<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After completing the initial application and entrance exam, applicants will receive an interview decision<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4. Interviews<\/p>\n<p>5. Final Decisions<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any questions<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> please contact our Recruitment Coordinator<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Becca Michaels<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at rmichaels1@ufl.edu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more information, you may also view our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG-DTvptmM\/Gd2inXInvy3r6Iy1jFdc2w\/edit?utm_content=DAG-DTvptmM&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=link2&amp;utm_source=sharebutton\">FAQ Presentation<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Requirements 1. Current student at the University of Florida 2. EMT certification OR First Responder certification 3. AHA BLS Provider&#8211; CPR and AED certification (valid until August 2025 or after) If you would like to become a certified First Responder, please see the &#8220;How to Become Certified&#8221; tab for guidance.\u00a0 Applications GEMRU holds a new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4041,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2528","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4041"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2528"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5407,"href":"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2528\/revisions\/5407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}