Volunteer
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Do you have experience working in the medical field?
Have you served in the military or in law enforcement?
Do you like helping other people?
Have you always wanted to "make a difference" in your community?
If live, work or go to school in Montgomery County and you answered "yes" to any of those questions, you're a candidate to be a MCMRC volunteer! Our volunteers are trained to support the health and medical response to a public health emergency, provide valuable information to residents at community events such as health fairs, assist with outbreak investigations, and fill other vital roles in the aftermath of a local emergency.
We use a combination of computer-based, classroom and hands-on training to prepare our volunteers, who are placed in a response role consistent with their training, licensure and experience.
Our History
In the aftermath of September 11th, Dr. Richard Hatchett testified to the U.S. Senate about the difficulties he faced trying to credential waves of medical professionals who wanted to volunteer during the response in New York City. Verifying medical licenses and clinical experience is not a process meant to be rushed, and most of those who wished to volunteer could not be used in a medical capacity because the credentialing process took so long.
As a result of that and other lessons learned, the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps was established in the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General. The purpose of the MRC program originally was to credential and train medical volunteers in advance of a disaster, but early units quickly saw the importance of having teams of medical and non-medical volunteers working together to meet operational and logistical needs on the spot.
Our Mission
The mission of the MCMRC is to organize and utilize medical and non-medical volunteers to strengthen Montgomery County's public health, emergency response and community resiliency.
Our Values
- Community: All disasters are local, and volunteer efforts are needed to pull the community back together after a disaster.
- Preparedness: MCMRC is committed to improving emergency preparedness throughout the community, starting with our own households.
- Professionalism: Volunteers are held to the same standards of professionalism as paid responders.
- Safety: Safety of volunteers, other responders, and the public must be protected at all times.
Regardless of your professional or personal experience, we need you! Your community will benefit, and so will you. Volunteers benefit in many ways:
- Access to free professional CEs for doctors, nurses, social workers and other professionals
- Free CPR and first aid classes (AHA CPR for Healthcare Providers is available for those who need it)
- Resources to make sure that your household is prepared for any kind of emergency
- Community service hours
- Be part of the coordinated response to a major local disaster
For more information about becoming a MCMRC volunteer, please e-mail mrc@mchd-tx.org. All volunteers must [register online].
Find out about available training opportunities by registering on [MRC-TRAIN], an on-line database of public health-related training. Once you have registered as a member of our MRC unit, the basic training plan will be available to you.
