Canes Emergency Response Team (CERT)

The Canes Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a student-led team of trained and motivated students. The team trains routinely in triage, search and rescue, first aid, disaster preparedness and more. In the event of disasters that affect the University of Miami and the surrounding Miami area, CERT responds to assist first responders as well as any other agencies on the scene. On a day-to-day basis, CERT focuses on education and community service.

A weekend of emergency response training is required in order to become an official, certified member. These members meet every other Monday at 9 p.m. to practice and learn more complex skills that can be used in a disaster. The teams also participate in semester disaster readiness exercises where they can put their skills to the test.