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Volunteer Program: Central Florida Medical Reserve Corps
Emergency Operations
- 407-858-1498
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Mailing Address
6101 Lake Ellenor Drive
Orlando, FL 32809
The Central Florida Medical Reserve Corps is seeking volunteers who are committed to serving their county and willing to assist in preparing for and responding to disasters and public health emergencies.
Vounteers can also assist in community outreach by participating in routine events such as the annual clinics, health fairs, or public health outreach.
MRC Volunteer Application
To get started, fill out a volunteer application.
If you would like more information about the Medical Reserve Corps Program or have any additional questions, please contact us at 407-858-1418.
- Objective of the Central Florida Medical Reserve Corps
- Volunteers Needed
- Locations for Volunteers
- Develop and maintain a Medical Reserve Corps that is officially recognized by local, state, and federal agencies
- Develop and sustain a cadre of qualified medical, medical support, and public health volunteers that can, on a temporary emergency basis when deployed by the Florida Department of Health in Orange County, assist the county or state in a voluntary capacity during public health emergency or disaster events
- Provide qualified personnel willing to volunteer time to Orange County in non-emergency activities requiring medical knowledge or expertise such as community outreach programs
- Develop and provide continuing education programs for Medical Reserve Corps volunteers as an incentive to maintaining membershipincluding continuing education classes that will familiarize volunteers with emergency response plans
- Medical, Public Health, and Mental Health Professionals: Doctors, physician's assistants, nurses, pharmacists and pharmacy techs, respiratory therapists, social workers, mental health counselors, medical technicians, psychologists, epidemiologists, paramedics/EMT's, veterinarians, health educators, environmental health, etc.
- Volunteer Coordinators: Those interested in organizing meetings and developing agendas and maintaining volunteer schedules
- Support Staff: Greeters, educators, registrars, communications, safety, patient registration, interpreters, supply management, pet care, chaplain services, general administrative, recruiters, data input, training developers
- Disaster Response Locations: Examples can include: special needs and hurricane shelters, alternate care sites, points of dispensing for medications, disease investigation as part of public health teams, hurricane response and disaster recovery activities.
- Health Promotion: Participate in community education, community health fairs, serve on the Florida Department of Health in Orange's County's mobile medical unit assisting county staff with outreach clinics and programs, community clinics, public health preparedness education programs, etc.
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