For all Inquiries, please email us at [email protected]
Hours of Operation
Thursday-Saturday | 7 p.m. – 3 a.m.
What Campus EMS Does
Medical Response
- Serves as a first-responder agency and provides patient care at the EMT-B level to help those experiencing medical emergencies on UNC Main Campus
- Stabilizes and prepares patients to be transported for an average of 13 minutes before transporting unit arrival
- Average response time of 4 minutes in 2022-2023 operations
- Members ride on neighboring county ambulances to experience different EMS systems and a wide-variety of call types throughout the semester
- Assists UNC Campus Health in patient care throughout the various Campus Health clinics
- Work as vaccinators with Campus Health in the Student Stores Pharmacy & Orange County
Campus Outreach
Please contact us using the emails on the “Contact Campus EMS Leaders” tab for bystander education course inquiries. Please use this link to register for FREE HeartSafe Bystander CPR and First Aid education courses. All questions regarding CPR classes can be directed to [email protected].
- Volunteered over 300 hours at both COVID-19 and Influenza vaccination clinics during fall of 2022, giving over 4,000 immunizations to students, faculty, and staff
- Stabilize and treat patients during mass casualty incidents with Orange County EMS including Halloween, NCAA events, etc.
- Help educate students on life-saving skills & public health issues through designing and teaching community education courses
- Lead initiatives to promote equality for all students
UNC Campus EMS is unable to provide event standby services at this time. If you are looking for EMS standby services for campus events, we recommend contacting South Orange Rescue Squad (SORS) for assistance.
Campus EMS Leaders
Allyson Smith
Operations Officer
Samhitha Pudipeddi
Logistics Officer
Katherine McDaniel
Community Outreach
Donations
UNC Campus EMS is funded by UNC Campus Health as well as through generous donations from our community. Any and all donations to our mission are greatly appreciated! You may use this link to make a donation.
UNC Campus EMS would like to give a special thank you to UNC Parents Council for their donation to assist with crucial start-up equipment. We greatly appreciate the UNC Parents Council’s support of UNC Campus EMS in our pursuit of service for the Carolina community.
Join us!
Interested in joining Campus EMS? Applications for our Spring 2025 recruitment cycle are currently open! Incoming freshmen and sophomores who will have their EMT certification at the start of the Spring 2025 semester are welcome to apply at the link below. Applications for Spring 2025 will close on 2/20 @11:59 pm.
Before applying, we highly recommend attending one of our interest meetings to learn more about our agency, our application process, and to meet some of the current members. Please use the following link to sign up for a date that works best for you. Additionally, follow us on Instagram (@unc.ems) for additional updates on our current application cycle!
Here is the link for the Spring 2025 virtual interest meeting recording if you missed it!