Medical Reserve Corps
The Medical Reserve Corps of Ramsey County is a countywide resource made up of health professionals and other volunteers who prepare for and respond to public health and related emergencies. If you are interested in helping your community, now is the time to sign up!
Who should volunteer
Anyone interested in helping their community during a public health emergency age 18 and up. A background in the field of health is helpful, it is not required. Everyone has an important skill to offer! We are looking for:
- Doctors, nurses, physician’s assistants, EMTs and other health professionals with active licensure.
- Citizens with health or public health skills.
- Multilingual volunteers.
- Those who have experience working with special needs populations.
- Community leaders.
- Retirees and students.
Join today
- Complete the Medical Reserve Corps online application.
- Once you apply, a county staff member will contact you.
If you don’t live in Ramsey County but are still interested in joining a local Medical Reserve Corps unit, visit the Medical Reserve Corps website and search for a unit near you.
Responsibilities
Depending on the emergency, volunteers may:
- Work in mass dispensing or vaccination clinics.
- Support epidemiologists in case or contact investigation.
- Serve as supplemental staff at a temporary offsite care facility.
- Provide expert information to residents via phone.
After submitting an application, a background check will be conducted at no cost to the applicants. After a background check, volunteers will be required to complete orientation. Although Ramsey County MRC volunteers may be called at any time for a public health emergency, they always have the choice to respond or not. Learn more about MRC policies and procedures:
MRC in the community
MRC volunteers have helped the community and participated in the following projects:
- COVID-19 vaccine clinics:
- 650 vaccine clinics.
- 2597.75 hours volunteered.
- 560 volunteers deployed.
- Flu vaccine clinics:
- 1991 doses given during the 2022-2023 flu season.
- 1991 doses given during the 2022-2023 flu season.
- Mask for Everyone initiative:
- 31 Volunteers gave 170 hours.
- 87,820 masks mailed to community members.
- Basic Life Support provider courses:
- Three MRC BLS Instructors in program.
- Three MRC BLS Instructors in program.
- Narcan/Naloxone train the trainer:
- 14 Narcan/Naloxone Trainers in program.
Future program involvement:
- MRC community recruitment events.
- Community CPR/AED training events.
- Community Narcan/Naloxone training events.
- Community psychological first aid training.
- Seasonal flu vaccine clinics.
Contact Us
Medical Reserve Corps
Brian Brown
MRC Coordinator
Email