Medical Reserve Corps

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Medical Reserve Corp

Formation	2006
Headquarters	Washington, DC
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response	Dawn O'Connell
Website	https://aspr.hhs.gov/MRC/Pages/index.aspx

The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a network in the U.S. of community-based units initiated and established by local organizations aimed at meeting the public health needs of their communities.^[1] It is sponsored by the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).^[1] The MRC consists of medical and non-medical volunteers who contribute to local health initiatives, such as activities meeting the Surgeon General's [1] priorities for public health, and supplement existing response capabilities in times of emergency.^{[citation needed]} The MRC provides the structure necessary to pre-identify, credential, train, and activate medical and public health volunteers.

The Medical Reserve Corps Program (MRC PO) is the national "clearinghouse for information and guidance to help communities establish, implement, and sustain MRC units nationwide."^{[citation needed]}

As of January 2020, there are 839 local MRC units and 175,283 volunteers.^[2] MRC units are present in all 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Guam, Palau, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.