University of Virginia Health System

Volunteers from the UVAMRC, along with staff from the local Virginia Department of Health, and other volunteers from various local agencies, participated in a local emergency preparedness drill that took place on October 27, 2005.  This drill, organized as part of a 5-state exercise and run by the local Virginia Department of Health, focused on the setting-up and running of a mass immunization clinic.  The scenario centered around a state fair in eastern Tennessee where attendees were exposed to monkeypox virus, via a prairie dog vector.  Volunteers from the UVAMRC were called upon to help staff the clinic, with MRC members serving various roles, such as "griage" staff, information officers, screening aides, vaccinators, medical consultants, mental health support, pharmacy staff, and various supervisory and leadership positions.

Pictured above are MRC members in a pre-shift briefing; below is the screening area, with MRC members and VDH staff filling positions.

Above is a close-up of a screening station, with MRC Nurse Pattie Downer completing an evaluation, and below is a vaccination in progress by MRC Corpsman Matt Alexander.

Pictured above is the medical consultation area, with Dr. Dan Sawyer taking an assessment, and below is the pharmacy and logistics center, with Pam Burke of the VDH leading and controlling the sequence and staffing of this event.

Above is a meeting of the unit leaders with the site-coordinator, MRC volunteer Kaye Harden (top left), and below is the mental health and counseling area, with Dr. Leslie and Dr. Raynor.

Pictured above are UVAMRC faculty director Dr. Kantor and MRC volunteer pharmacist John Waldo.  Below, Dr. Kantor and assistant faculty director Dr. Kirk assess the main room of the clinic.