{"id":4221,"date":"2024-05-06T15:37:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T19:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/?page_id=4221"},"modified":"2026-09-14T16:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T20:36:43","slug":"how-to-become-certified","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/join-gemru\/how-to-become-certified\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Become Certified"},"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 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class=\"gemru-cert-intro\">\n\n        <span class=\"gemru-cert-script\">Before Joining<\/span>\n\n        <h1>Become Certified<\/h1>\n\n        <p>\n            A <strong>First Responder (FR)<\/strong> or\n            <strong>Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)<\/strong>\n            certification is the minimum medical certification required to join GEMRU.\n            There are two options available on the University of Florida campus.\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <!-- TWO CERTIFICATION PATHS -->\n\n    <div class=\"gemru-cert-paths\">\n\n\n        <!-- OPTION A -->\n\n        <div class=\"gemru-cert-path\">\n\n            <span class=\"gemru-cert-letter\">Option A<\/span>\n\n            <h2>EMS1055<\/h2>\n\n            <p class=\"gemru-cert-subtitle\">\n                Emergency Medical Responder Certification\n            <\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"gemru-cert-details\">\n\n                <div class=\"gemru-cert-detail\">\n                    <strong>3-credit UF course<\/strong>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"gemru-cert-detail\">\n                    Offered during Fall, Spring, and Summer C\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"gemru-cert-detail\">\n                    Register through ONE.UF\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"gemru-cert-detail\">\n                    Offered through the UF School of Construction Management\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n            <p class=\"gemru-cert-description\">\n                The University of Florida offers an Emergency Medical Responder course through the School of Construction Management. Students who successfully complete EMS1055 can obtain the EMR certification required for GEMRU eligibility.\n            <\/p>\n\n\n            <a\n                class=\"gemru-cert-button\"\n                href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/academics\/certificates\/emergency-medical-responder\/\"\n                target=\"_blank\"\n                rel=\"noopener\">\n                Learn More About EMS1055\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n\n        <!-- OPTION B -->\n\n        <div class=\"gemru-cert-path\">\n\n            <span class=\"gemru-cert-letter\">Option B<\/span>\n\n            <h2>First Responder Gator<\/h2>\n\n            <p class=\"gemru-cert-subtitle\">\n                First Responder Certification\n            <\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"gemru-cert-details\">\n\n                <div class=\"gemru-cert-detail\">\n                    <strong>10-week certification program<\/strong>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"gemru-cert-detail\">\n                    Offered during Fall, Spring, and Summer\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"gemru-cert-detail\">\n                    Weekly lectures and hands-on labs\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"gemru-cert-detail\">\n                    Evening classes held on the UF campus\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n            <p class=\"gemru-cert-description\">\n                First Responder Gator (FRG) offers a First Responder certification program on the UF campus. The program combines weekly classroom instruction with hands-on laboratory sessions over approximately 10 weeks.\n            <\/p>\n\n\n            <a\n                class=\"gemru-cert-button\"\n                href=\"https:\/\/frgator.com\/\"\n                target=\"_blank\"\n                rel=\"noopener\">\n                Learn More About FRG\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <!-- BOTTOM NOTE -->\n\n    <div class=\"gemru-cert-bottom\">\n\n        <strong>\n            Either certification meets GEMRU&#8217;s minimum medical certification requirement!\n        <\/strong>\n\n        <p>\n            Choose the option that best fits your schedule and academic plans before applying to GEMRU.\n        <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:30px\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before Joining Become Certified A First Responder (FR) or Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) certification is the minimum medical certification required to join GEMRU. There are two options available on the University of Florida campus. Option A EMS1055 Emergency Medical Responder Certification 3-credit UF course Offered during Fall, Spring, and Summer C Register through ONE.UF Offered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4041,"featured_media":0,"parent":2528,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4221","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4221","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=4221"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5883,"href":"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4221\/revisions\/5883"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}