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The Westchester County
Medical
Reserve
Corps
(MRC) is comprised of volunteer healthcare
professional that are ready to respond to emergencies. The MRC is
sponsored by the County’s
Department of Emergency Services. We are recruiting and training
physicians, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, dentists,
veterinarians, infectious disease specialists, mental health
professionals, paramedics, EMTs, public health workers and allied health
professionals.
The MRC and
Westchester
Emergency
Volunteer
Reserves (WEVR)
program provide an organized way
for volunteers to offer their skills and expertise during local crises,
such as an influenza epidemic, natural disaster or an act of terrorism.
During a public health emergency, for example, MRC volunteers might be
called upon to help set up points of distribution (PODs) for mass
antibiotic dispensing or mass immunization. During times of
non-emergency, MRC volunteers are offered continuing education classes
and the opportunity to enhance their skills by participating in
emergency response drills and exercises.
MRC volunteers receive free
training. The training curriculum includes:
- Disaster Preparedness
- Fire Safety and Fire Suppression
- Light Search and Rescue
- The Incident Command System
- Points of Distribution (POD) Management
- Isolation and Quarantine
- Vaccination Administration
- Introduction to the Strategic National Stockpile
By becoming a member of the
Westchester Medical Reserve Corps, you can help make Westchester safer,
stronger, and even more prepared to respond to an emergency.
Anyone age 18 or older
may apply.
Medical experience is welcome but not necessary.
For more information,
call toll-free:
1-866-882-3402
or visit our website:
www.westchestergov.com
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