{"id":858,"date":"2023-11-08T14:06:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T19:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/western-tidewater\/?page_id=858"},"modified":"2026-03-11T08:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:43:42","slug":"medical-reserve-corps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/western-tidewater\/medical-reserve-corps\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Reserve Corps"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/MRC-Logo-1-300x111.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/MRC-Logo-1-300x111.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/MRC-Logo-1-768x284.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/MRC-Logo-1.jpeg 851w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The Western Tidewater Medical Reserve Corps (WTMRC)<\/strong> is a group of volunteer health care professionals and community members trained to respond and assist with public health crises in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Isle of Wight County<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Southampton County<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Suffolk<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Franklin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This unit is one of more than 1,000 units that are part of the national Medical Reserve Corps program under the direction of the Office of the U. 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Surgeon General and 1 of 31 in the Commonwealth of Virginia.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Volunteer with Us<\/h2>\n<p>WTMRC recruits practicing, retired, or otherwise employed medical professionals, as well as community members with non-medical skills.\u00a0 This includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Physicians<\/li>\n<li>Pharmacists<\/li>\n<li>Nurses<\/li>\n<li>Epidemiologists<\/li>\n<li>Paramedics<\/li>\n<li>Clergy<\/li>\n<li>Interpreters<\/li>\n<li>Sign language interpreters<\/li>\n<li>Administrative assistants<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer coordinators<\/li>\n<li>And more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Membership Requirements<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Membership in the Western Tidewater Medical Reserve Corps requires:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vvhs.vamrc.org\/\">Completed Volunteer Application in the Virginia Volunteer Health System<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Liability, HIPAA, and background check completed<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer Orientation and Initial Training<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once the initial orientation and training is completed, the WTMRC member will be able to attend a variety of training opportunities that are offered during the year.\u00a0 MRC Volunteers will be contacted by their local MRC Coordinator when they are needed to support local public health efforts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We need your support.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vvhs.vamrc.org\/\">Become a VA MRC Volunteer<\/a>\u00a0today!<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Helpful Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/mrc\/\">Medical Reserve Corps\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2024\/04\/WTMRC-Handbook-Updated-1.24.pdf\">WTMRC Handbook\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vvhs.vamrc.org\/\">Virginia Volunteer Health System<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Aline Carr, MRC Coordinator<br \/>\n<a title=\"mailto:Aline.Carr@vdh.virginia.gov\" href=\"mailto:Aline.Carr@vdh.virginia.gov\" data-linkindex=\"1\">Aline.Carr@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a><br \/>\n757-514-4768<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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