³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ leads coordination of the York Public Health District Medical Reserve Corps

³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ College of Osteopathic Medicine student Jonathan Shecter serves as York District MRC team leader
³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ College of Osteopathic Medicine student Jonathan Shecter serves as York District MRC team leader

The ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ is leading the coordination of the York Public Health District Medical Reserve Corps (MRC). The MRC is a national network of volunteers, organized locally to improve the health and safety of their communities. ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ’s Jennifer Gunderman, M.P.H., is the York District MRC coordinator and Jonathan Shecter, a second year student in the ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ College of Osteopathic Medicine, is serving as team leader.

There are currently 991 community-based MRC units with more than 200,000 volunteers across the United States. They include medical and public health professionals, as well as community members, in an effort to improve emergency response and strengthen community resiliency. Volunteers are prepared and aid in the response to natural disasters and public health emergencies.

In Maine, there are at least seven MRC units throughout the state. The York District MRC was formed one year ago in collaboration with Maine Center for Disease Control, ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ and Adcare. The Unit includes ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ students, faculty, and staff as well as York County community members. They are recruiting new volunteers and planning events including a kick-off event September 13, 2017 and an Influenza Clinic & Alternative Care Site Exercise on October 20, 2017.

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Jennifer Gunderman, M.P.H., is the York District MRC coordinator
Jennifer Gunderman, M.P.H., is the York District MRC coordinator

About the ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ

The ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.