Medical Reserve Corps
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Program coordinates the skills of practicing and retired physicians, nurses and other health professionals as well as other citizens interested in health issues, who are eager to volunteer to address their community's ongoing public health needs and to help their community during large-scale emergency situations.
Sponsored by the Office of the Surgeon General, MRC volunteers include medical and public health professionals such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, veterinarians, and epidemiologists. Many community members—interpreters, chaplains, office workers, legal advisors, and others—can fill key support positions. MRC volunteers may also serve a vital role by assisting their communities with ongoing public health needs (e.g., immunizations, screenings, health and nutrition education, and volunteering in community health centers and local hospitals).
As a community organization, we work side by side with other organizations through Sammamish Citizen Corps as well with other Medical Reserve Corps in the region and with other agencies including the American Red Cross.
An Orientation for the Sammamish Medical Reserve Corps will be held on Saturday, June 19th, at the Issaquah City Hall Eagle Room (police station), from 9:00 am to 10:30 pm. Anyone interested in joining the Medical Reserve Corps must attend the orientation as this is the only 2010 Orientation planned. A CPR and First Aid training session for volunteers will be held that same day from 11:30 am to 4:30 pm.
For more information about Sammamish MRC, contact us at MRC@sammamishcitizencorps.org