{"id":6,"date":"2017-05-05T22:13:33","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T22:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/esmrc\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2017-05-12T12:30:43","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T12:30:43","slug":"facts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/esmrc\/facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your community needs your assistance during public health emergencies.\u00a0 Please consider joining your local Medical Reserve Corps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the Medical Reserve Corps?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 The ESMRC assists Accomack and Northampton counties and Town of Chincoteague in their<br \/>\nresponse to medical emergencies such as bioterrorism incidents, large communicable disease<br \/>\noutbreaks and natural disasters.<br \/>\n\u2022 The MRC operates under the direction of the Eastern Shore Health District<br \/>\n\u2022 To learn more go to: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vamrc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.vamrc.org<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.medicalreservecorps.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.medicalreservecorps.gov<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyCopy\"><strong>Who can volunteer for the Medical Reserve Corps?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Practicing or retired medical professionals, such as doctors, nurses, emergency medical<br \/>\ntechnicians, pharmacists, veterinarians, and nursing and pharmacy assistants<br \/>\n\u2022 Community members without medical training<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do MRC volunteers do?<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Provide an important surge capacity during a large-scale medical emergency<br \/>\n\u2022 Assist with mass immunization or preventive medicine distribution clinics<br \/>\n\u2022 Assist with the management of large communicable disease outbreaks<br \/>\n\u2022 Assist with the distribution of the Strategic National Stockpile supplies and equipment<br \/>\n\u2022 Augment medical staff shortages at local medical facilities<br \/>\n\u2022 Assist with administrative and other essential support functions<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the time commitment <em>under non-emergency<\/em> conditions?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 2-3 hours per year training time<br \/>\n\u2022 Drills available to augment training<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyCopy\"><span class=\"bodyCopyBold\"><strong>How do I sign up? <\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nBy completing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vamrc.org\/vvhs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Registration Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your community needs your assistance during public health emergencies.\u00a0 Please consider joining your local Medical Reserve Corps. 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