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University Emergency Medical Response

Who we are

University Emergency Medical Response (UEMR) is a registered First Responder Organization and independent non-profit entity. UEMR is an initiative focused on providing quality, campus-based emergency medical care to the UT Dallas Campus. UEMR also provides initial EMS Education Services through the non-profit entity to UT Dallas students and the community.

What we're fundraising for 

UEMR is growing in terms of EMS education as well as in providing emergency medical care on campus. We are moving into a new building just for EMS education and expanding our educational programs to include more Basic EMT, Advanced EMT courses and, hopefully by Fall 2023, offer our first Paramedic course. In addition, we’re also fundraising to help maintain and improve our operations for responding to on campus emergency medical calls. Because we are a volunteer-only First Responder Organization, we are supported through membership dues, the University as well as donations like Comet Givings Day!

Our Impact

UT Dallas is the first university in the UT System to have a student-run First Responder Organization, licensed by the Texas Department of State Health Services, responding to EMS calls on-campus 24/7. We work directly with the Richardson Fire Department (RFD) and the UTD Police Department (UTD PD), in order to improve the accessibility of care and shorten emergency response time. On average, UEMR alone responds to 80% of medical or traumatic calls to UTD PD without RFD, freeing up paramedics to respond to other emergencies in the Richardson area. Lastly, our EMS Education program is one of the best in the nation - we have taught over 200 EMT students with a 96% pass rate. UEMR ramped up and began teaching multiple EMT courses each semester, including courses for local fire departments such as Irving and Mesquite. With your support, we hope to start our very own paramedic education program and continue providing quality EMS services to the UT Dallas campus and surrounding communities!

 

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Alumni Match
Double the fun! All alumni gifts, up to $25, made on April 19, from 7-10 p.m. will receive a $1 to $1 match. Double your impact with this match and help your favorite group reach the top of the alumni leaderboard. It's your lucky day!
$2,147 MATCHED
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Alumni Power Hours
MATCH EXTENDED: All alumni gifts, $2-25, given from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on April 20 will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $2,500!
$1,947 MATCHED
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Student Match
Are you a UT Dallas student? Make a $2 gift on April 19 from 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. and have it matched dollar-for-dollar, up to a total of $1,000!
$1,000 MATCHED
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1st Gift Bonus
Mohitha Peram was our first gift of the day and won Club Tennis an additional $50 in bonus funds!
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883rd (UTD) Gift Bonus
Jessica Osborn is our 883rd bonus funds winner and with that the Comet Cupboard has scored $100 in bonus funds!
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Leaderboard
23 Gifts Leaderboard
RoboSub was our random winner for the 23 gifts leaderboard. They will win an additional $250 in bonus funds!
Rank Group Gifts
1 Comet Cupboard 92
2 Dallas Formula Racing 73
3 Economic, Political and Policy Sciences 39
4 Computer Science K12 Outreach 37
5 Center for BrainHealth 36
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Night Owl Challenge
Dallas Formula Racing wins the Night Owl Challenge! They will win an additional $100 in bonus funds!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $100 Dallas Formula Racing 31
2 Club Sports 18
3 Artificial Intelligence Society 6
4 Bioengineering 5
5 RoboSub 4
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Final Countdown Leaderboard
On April 20 from 5-6:49 p.m. the final countdown begins! Help your favorite group get an extra $200 by helping them reach the top of the this leaderboard!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $200 Dallas Formula Racing 59
2 Bioengineering 18
3 Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies 15
4 Comet Cupboard 8
5 Science Mathematics Education 6
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Military Branch Leaderboard
Which military branch will rise to the top of this leaderboard for a friendly, bragging rights competition?
What branch of the military?
Rank Answer Gifts
1 Army 52
2 Navy 29
3 Air Force 24
4 Marine Corps 14
5 Coast Guard 7
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Spring 2023 Grad Match
All gifts of $2 to 25 given by a spring 2023 soon-to-be graduate from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $2,500!
$495 MATCHED
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Faculty and Staff Match
On April 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. all faculty and staff gifts of $10 to $25 will be matched dollar for dollar for a total of $2,500. Now is the time to double your impact!
$2,500 MATCHED
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President's Power Hours Faculty/Staff Match
Thanks to the generosity of Dr. and Mrs. Benson, all faculty/staff gifts, $2-19.69 will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $1,969 total! This match will begin at 10 a.m. and will last until the matching funds are exhausted.
$1,969 MATCHED
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53rd Gift Bonus
Congrats to Megan York on being the 53rd gift of the day and winning an additional $50 in bonus funds for Zebrafish Institute!
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Lucky 7s - 777th Gift Bonus
Mubashir Ali was our lucky 7s winner and won $100 in bonus funds for Animation Lab! Congrats!
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53 Gifts Leaderboard
Help your favorite Comets Giving Days group reach at least 53 gifts in honor of UT Dallas' 53nd year on April 20, to be eligible to win an additional $250 in bonus funds. The winning group will be picked at random.
Rank Group Gifts
1 Dallas Formula Racing 114
2 Comet Cupboard 69
3 Bioengineering 61
4 Staff Council 34
5 Alumni Association 34
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Early Risers Challenge
On April 20 from 5 to 7 a.m., help the group you love receive the most gifts. The group with the highest total will win $100 in bonus funds!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $100 Dallas Formula Racing 11
2 Athletics 2
3 Dean's Priority 2
4 Comet Cupboard 1
5 Douglas Aundre Peterson Fund for Homeless Students 1
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7 Gifts
We had so many groups get gifts from at least 7 donors yesterday! Dallas Formula Racing will be winning the $250 in bonus funds for this leaderboard!
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1 Comet Cupboard 158
2 Dallas Formula Racing 114
3 Bioengineering 75
4 Alumni Association 68
5 Center for BrainHealth 59
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