Medical Reserve Corps
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a volunteer group of healthcare professionals and others who are organized in advance to respond to a mass casualty event that would overwhelm the standard resources that are currently in place.
The Medical Reserve Corps was founded in 2002 after President Bush's Sate of the Union Address, in which he asked all Americans to volunteer in support of their country. The MRC is sponsored by the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General.
 The MRC recently approved a local unit to be organized through the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine's Center for Homeland Security Studies. Our unit is officially called the University of Tennessee Knoxville Unit of the Medical Reserve Corps. It is the fourth MRC unit in Tennessee, with others being located in Memphis, Nashville and Chattanooga. There are a total of 282 units in various locations across the United States. Recruitment for our unit has just begun. Please complete the volunteer form if you are interested in volunteering or would like more information.
The University of Tennessee Knoxville Unit of the Medical Reserve Corps is an example of the growing UT involvement in domestic preparedness.
Watch for more information to come.
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