- New Legislation:
There is a discussion draft in the Senate of a Pandemic and All-Hazards
Preparedness Act that proposes to move the Medical Reserve Corps out
from under the Office of the Surgeon General. The bill proposes
that the MRC be housed under the Assistant Secretary for
Preparedness and Response. Read the discussion draft of the
proposed bill here. If
you have questions about a section of the bill, please let us know and
we will do our best to clarify. If you have an opinion about
the proposed bill, please contact your representative in the Senate or
the House of Representatives and let them know what you think.
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DISASTER DRILL AND TRAINING - There
will be a local preparedness drill as part of a mass-immunization
exercise on Thursday, October 27, organized by the Virginia
Department of Health. This will serve as our general
membership meeting for the month of October. Please check out the
updated Schedule of Events for more info!
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The UVAMRC recently received a donation from Wal-Mart to support a communit-outreach project. See the Scrapbook for a picture and more info!
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The
UVAMRC participated in Clinical Connections in June 2005, a day-long
training for 3rd year med students at UVA. Assistant Faculty
Director Dr. Mark Kirk, as well as student Director of Planning and
Development Joe Baltz, were featured in a local news story covering this event.
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Newsletters are now available for both the VAMRC (representing MRC units in Virginia) and Region III (representing MRC units in PA, DE, MD, DC, VA, and WV). Check them out!
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UVAMRC leaders recently attended and presented at the 3rd annual Medical Reserve Corps National Leadership Conference , held in San Francisco, CA. The slides from this presentation are now available to view... just click here to download the Powerpoint file. Also, the Scrapbook was updated with pictures from this recent trip. Check it out!
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A
General Introduction/Mass Dispensing Training Meeting was
held Thursday, September 16, 2004. If you are a member and
missed the meeting, please go here to see the information presented.
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On
July 7, 2004 Governor Warner announced the establishment of the
Terrorism and Disaster Behavioral Health Advisory Council
(TADBHAC). Members of this council includes our own Dr. Ed
Kantor, Kim Dowdell, and Dave Beckert. Click here to read the press release.
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On
July 7-9th, UVAMRC Student Leaders and Dr. Kantor attended Reserve
Corps National Leadership Conference in Baltimore and presented a
workshop on Best Practice in Community and Integration Partnerships.
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On January 5, 2004, the Daily Progress and
the Associated Press featured articles on the UVAMRC. And
two days later, on January 7, 2004, the Daily Progress complimented the
UVAMRC in an editorial.
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The University of Virginia Health System published a Press Release on December 19, 2003, announcing the official founding of the UVAMRC.
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On
October 30, 2003, the UVAMRC received a federal grant from the
Department of Health and Human Services. This grant will serve to
provide necessary funding to our organization over the next three
years. Click here to read more about this exciting news release, or visit the national Medical Reserve Corps homepage.
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