MRC Partnership

Event Description: The MRC Partnership event is a team event (2-6 competitors) designed to encourage HOSA chapters to initiate and maintain a partnership with their local/state Medical Reserve Corps units. Through active engagement with the MRC, HOSA chapters and competitive events teams will be involved in their community and demonstrate the spirit and mission of the MRC and HOSA partnership. The Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a national network of over 200,000 volunteers, organized in almost 1,000 local community-based groups and committed to strengthening public health, reducing vulnerabilities, improving local preparedness, response and recovery capabilities, and building community resilience. The HOSA competitive events teams will actively engage with the Medical Reserve Corps by participating in activities that improve public health, increase emergency response capabilities and strengthen the resiliency of their communities while demonstrating an impact on their local community. The active engagement will typically involve the HOSA team working directly (and often side-by-side) with MRC volunteers, though on occasion it may consist of working on activities under the direction or guidance of the MRC unit leader.

Official References for MRC Partnership:

• About the Medical Reserve Corps Webpage

• Medical Reserve Corps HOSA Page

• Public Health Emergency - National Health Security Strategy

• Surgeon General National Prevention Strategy

• UNISDR - Disaster Risk Reduction

• FEMA - National Strategy for Youth Preparedness Education