NYC Medical Reserve Corps
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Current Information
Mission
The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s (DOHMH) Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) enhances New York City’s emergency preparedness by ensuring that a trained cadre of health professionals is ready to respond to public health emergencies. The primary role of the MRC is to help distribute antibiotics or vaccine during an emergency requiring mass prophylaxis of a large number of New Yorkers. The MRC works in partnership with professional associations, universities, and hospitals to organize this multidisciplinary group of volunteer health professionals. Although the MRC is a federal initiative, NYC’s team is being created to support the emergency needs of our local area. A rapid emergency response will provide a timely return to stability for our communities. MRC volunteers can play a critical role in making this happen.
The MRC brings together the knowledge and skills of a wide range of health professionals to address public health crises, including:
- • Physicians
- • Dentists
- • Nurses and nurse practitioners
- • Physician Assistants
- • Pharmacists
- • Mental health practitioners
- • Podiatrists
- • Chiropractors
- • Optometrists
- • Medical assistants and technicians
- • Respiratory, Occupational, or Physical
Therapists
- • EMTs/Paramedics
- • Health Professional Students
Information-share among health care stakeholders can be found at the HAN (Health Alert Network)
