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...Bennett says most of the third riders are pre-meds, although anyone is welcome to join the program. Riders typically volunteer for a six to eight hour shift per week. The time commitment is discouraging for some people, he says, but volunteers need to work a long shift in order to see a significant number of calls...
...Bennett, who has been involved with the program for three years but did not ride this semester because of medical school applications, says being a third rider hasn't required a huge time sacrifice...
According to Bennett, the biggest change in the program during the past five years has been a greater emphasis on teaching CPR skills to interested students at Harvard...
...changed it is that we've tried to teach CPR more frequently," Bennett says. "We've trained five extra CPR instructors and we'll be teaching the course more next semester...
...Bennett also says the courses are open to all members of the Harvard community, not just third riders. The program asks for a $15 donation to cover course expenses, but if students are short on cash they may take the course for free...