Member training

Face to Face Training 

Bystander CPR Training - Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, St Paul Campus - Ben Pomeroy Learning Center - Room 215  

To register for this training event, send an email to: medicalreserve@umn.edu.

Online Training

MRC members are encouraged to take the following online courses. When you have completed a course, please email a copy of your certificate of completion to the U of M Medical Reserve Corps at: medicalreserve@umn.edu or send it by fax to 626-4704.

• Personal & Family Emergency Preparedness
  http://www.nursing.umn.edu/MERET/MERET_Courses/PFER_module.html
  The goal of this course is to provide the tools to help you develop your own personal preparedness plan. The course is divided into 6 sections which each take 5 to 10 minutes to complete. If you don’t have a preparedness plan, please take this course.

• Mass Dispensing Sites: A Primer for Volunteers
  http://www.sph.umn.edu/ce/trainings/coursepage.aspactivityId=6811&stype=2
  This training is designed to provide an overview of the general operations of mass dispensing sites and serves as an orientation for individuals who may be asked to work in those sites during an emergency. All U of M MRC members are encouraged to take this 1 hour course.

• Off-Site Care Facility – An Alternate Care Site: A Primer for Volunteers
  http://www.sph.umn.edu/ce/trainings/coursepage.asp?activityId=7373     
  This training provides an overview of the general operations of an off-site care facility (also referred to as Alternate Care Site). Topics covered in this 1 hour course include examples of alternate care sites and the types of emergencies that necessitate their establishment, basic or austere medical care, the concept of the incident command structure as it applies to at such a care site, Standard Precautions, and preparation of the volunteer

• The National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command System (ICS): A Primer for Volunteers
  http://www.sph.umn.edu/ce/trainings/coursepage.asp?activityId=8187     
  This training provides an initial orientation to the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command System (ICS) for individuals who plan to volunteer during an emergency or disaster.

• ICS 100.b: Introduction to the Incident Command System
  http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is100b.asp
  This FEMA course introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training. This course is NIMS compliant.

• IS 700.a: National Incident Management System (NIMS) an Introduction
  http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is700a.asp
  This FEMA course introduces the National Incident Management System and provides the foundation for further higher level NIMS training. This course is NIMS Compliant.