About the Medical Reserve Corps of Greater Kansas City

Nationally

MRC Conference MRCKC members at the 2008 National Medical Reserve Corps Conference

Nationally, the Medical Reserve Corps is the component of the Citizen Corps that brings together local health professionals and others with relevant health-related skills to volunteer in their community.

The Medical Reserve Corps provides health professionals and others an organized mechanism through which they can volunteer their time and skills to strengthen their communities by preparing for and responding to large-scale emergencies and disasters, such as an influenza epidemic, chemical release or act of terrorism.

Video from the Fall 2008 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Deployment Training

Fall 2008 MRC Deployment Training from MRC on Vimeo.

Locally

The Kansas City metropolitan area’s Medical Reserve Corps unit, MRCKC, is intended to supplement the resources of the local public health and emergency management infrastructure in the event of a large-scale emergency or disaster. MRCKC does not replace or supplant existing systems or resources.

Volunteers work under the direction of the local public health departments or emergency managers and are incorporated into their operations. However, MRCKC does include specific leadership positions, all held by volunteers.

MRCKC conducts licensure verification as needed to ensure that selected members are qualified to provide care to the public.

We keep our volunteers informed of regular meetings, training and exercise opportunities, service opportunities, and special events through monthly electronic correspondence.