Join Us
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Our Spring 2023 application is open! If you are interested in joining the BMRC in Spring 2023, please fill out this application.
The application process is as follows:
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Complete the application. Application is due 1/28 by 11:59pm.
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Complete ICS 100.b and ICS 700.a (http://training.fema.gov/IS/NIMS.aspx)
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Attend ONE in-person New Member Testing. Testing includes:
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Physical Assessment (130 lb backboard lift, 150 lb gurney lift w/ partner, 2 minutes of
chest compressions)
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New Member testing dates: 1/30 and 1/31 at 7pm.
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Skills Testing, which includes BLS level trauma and medical assessments
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Attend New Member Academy to complete onboarding
Required documentation will be submitted through the application and includes: Driver's License/ID, BLS CPR for Healthcare Providers card, ICS 100 and 700 certificates, medical license, and an appropriate ID photo taken against a white background.
Info Session
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Tuesday 1/24 at 7pm
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Missed our info session? Look through our slides here.












Membership Eligability
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Only EMTs, AEMTs, and EMT-Ps from UC Berkeley will be recruited into the BMRC*
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You may join with only an NREMT certification, pending approval of your CA license
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UC Berkeley affiliates or alumni residing within any of the nine San Francisco Bay Area Counties may join the BMRC during Fall 2021 even if they intend to primarily reside outside of Berkeley, provided they are able to attend mandatory testing and training in Berkeley.
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Not an EMT? We encourage you to join Rock Medicine. Learn more about them here.
*The BMRC is not currently positioned to support volunteers who hold other medical licenses (RN, MD, DO, PharmD, PsyD, etc.). These prospective volunteers should be diverted to neighboring MRCs, CALMAT, or the County DHV unit. UC Berkeley affiliates or BMRC alumni who now hold additional licenses can maintain membership and involvement
NEW MEMBER EXPECTATIONS
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Attend ALL new member trainings, ALL general trainings, and semesterly MCI drill
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Be sworn in as a Disaster Service Workers (DSW)
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Register as a Disaster Healthcare Volunteer (DHV)
GENERAL MEMBER EXPECTATIONS - RESUMING FALL 2021
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Work at least three medical events per semester
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Attend ALL general trainings and the semester's disaster preparedness drill
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Spring 2022 MCI Drill: TBA
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We highly recommend one of the following:
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participate in one ride-along
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staff/work three Rock Medicine shifts
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work on an ambulance or in an ER
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ATTENDANCE POLICY
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All members are expected to participate in the disaster preparedness drill each semester.
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UC Berkeley students are permitted two absences (with notice) from trainings.
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Community members who are actively working as medical professionals are not required to attend trainings and are required to work at least one medical event per semester.
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All members are expected to work at events for which they have signed up. Last-minute cancellations and no-shows are subject to dismissal from the BMRC.