Medical Reserve Corp

The Montgomery County MRC (Medical Reserve Corps) serves as a support agency to the Montgomery County Health Department and Emergency Management Agency

Mission

The mission of the MRC is to engage volunteers to strengthen public health, emergency response and community resiliency.

Description

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The Montgomery County Medical Reserve Corps (MCMRC), in collaboration with the Montgomery County Health Department, is designed to help Montgomery County with surge capacity in a local disaster, including assisting mass prophylaxis/vaccination clinics or other major public health needs.

The need for the MRC became apparent after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, when thousands of medical and public health professionals, eager to volunteer in support of emergency relief activities, found that there was no organized approach to channel their efforts. Local responders were already overwhelmed and did not have a way to identify and manage these spontaneous volunteers, and many highly skilled people were turned away. As a result, the MRC was established to provide a way to recruit, train, and activate medical and health professionals to respond to community health needs, including disasters and other public health emergencies.

Each MRC unit is led by an MRC unit coordinator, who matches community emergency response and public health needs with volunteer capabilities. Unit coordinators are also responsible for building partnerships with other community organizations, ensuring the sustainability of their MRC unit, and managing volunteer resources.

Interested individuals can register at www.SERV-IN.org or simply call our office at 765-364-6440