{"id":8,"date":"2017-06-02T18:54:53","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T18:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/wtmrc\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2017-06-09T21:13:45","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T21:13:45","slug":"facts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/wtmrc\/facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ContactUs_Blue_Span\"><strong>Your community needs your assistance during public health emergencies.\u00a0 Please consider joining your local Medical Reserve Corps.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What is the Medical Reserve Corps?<br \/>\n\u2022 The MRC assists the counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton and cities of Franklin and<br \/>\nSuffolk in their response to medical emergencies such as bioterrorism incidents, large<br \/>\ncommunicable disease\u00a0outbreaks and natural disasters<br \/>\n\u2022 The MRC operates under the direction of the Western Tidewater Health District<br \/>\n\u2022 To learn more go to: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vamrc.org\/\">www.vamrc.org<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.medicalreservecorps.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.medicalreservecorps.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p><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?<\/strong><br \/>\n\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 class=\"bodycopy\"><strong>What is the time commitment<\/strong> <em><strong>under non-emergency<\/strong><\/em><strong> conditions?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Orientation &#8211; 2 hours<br \/>\n<span class=\"bodycopy\">\u2022 <\/span>2-3 hours per year training time<br \/>\n\u2022 Drills available to augment training<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I sign up?<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vms.vdh.virginia.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">By completing an application in the Virginia Volunteer Health System.<\/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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