MRC Coordinator's Update: Spring 2019

Volunteerism breeds a feeling of camaraderie and a shared sense of purpose. The MRC program maximizes an interdisciplinary approach to emergency response by prompting this shared sense of purpose into action. 

Participating in MRC activities provides students with the opportunity to work alongside faculty and staff to strengthen the response capacity and capabilities of the MRC program. Case in point; during last fall’s MRC Staff Staging Drill, staff from the Medical School worked alongside a PhD candidate from the College of Biological Sciences and a staff member from the College of Veterinary Medicine to lead the critical logistical components of the drill.

One of the core missions of the University of Minnesota is that of public outreach and service. What better way to support the realization of the public service mission then to gather together individuals with a shared sense of purpose from across different disciplines and offer them the opportunity to combine their varying perspectives and unique expertise to meet the needs of communities during a public health emergency.

We thank our MRC members for sharing their time and talent as we continue to strive to contribute to the core University mission of public outreach and service.