VA MRC Volunteer Orientation

THANK YOU for joining the Virginia Medical Reserve Corps and your local MRC unit! 
This internal web page serves to provide you with on-boarding information you need as a new volunteer to support Virginia’s  COVID-19 response efforts.

All new MRC volunteers are required to complete a new volunteer orientation training before they can be considered deployable. Look below to find which orientation you should attend based on your MRC unit.

Unit specific orientations:

• • LOUDOUN MRC – start HERE to take your orientation and complete your quiz.
  • GREATER RICHMOND  MRC – start HERE to take your orientation.
  • NEAR SOUTHWEST MRC (Central Virginia, New River, Pittsylvania/Danville, Roanoke/Alleghany, & West Piedmont) – start HERE to take your orientation
  • FAR SOUTHWEST MRC (Cumberland Plateau, Lenowisco and Mount Rogers) – Start HERE to take your orientation

EVERYONE ELSE should complete the State Orientation via the option below:

RECORDED STATE ORIENTATION

Don’t wait for the next LIVE event, complete your orientation TODAY and become one step closer to being a deployable volunteer.
Start Training: Watch the RECORDED STATE ORIENTATION now!
Training Duration: 90 minutes
Presentation Slides: To download, CLICK HERE.
Attendance: You are responsible for reporting your attendance, CLICK HERE to get started.

RESOURCES REFERENCED IN ORIENTATION

VA MRC Documents:

• MRC Unit Coordinator Map & Contact Info
• VA MRC HIPAA and Liability Acknowledgement
• TRAIN: Logging In, Resetting Password, recommended Course IDs
  Remember: if you are an approved volunteer, do NOT create a TRAIN account. One will be automatically created for you by the system. To log in for the first time, use the email address you registered with to reset your password.
• COVID-19 in Virginia Data & Resources

MRC Unit Handbooks:

• Alexandria MRC Unit Volunteer Handbook (2020)
• Chesapeake MRC Unit Volunteer Handbook (March 2018)
• Chesterfield MRC Unit Volunteer Handbook (2020)
• Fairfax MRC Unit Volunteer Handbook (version 2)
• Greater Richmond MRC Unit Volunteer Handbook (2022)
• Loudoun County MRC Unit Handbook (2023)
• Near Southwest MRC Unit Volunteer Handbook (April 2017)
• Northwest MRC Unit Volunteer Handbook (Dec 2019)
• South Central MRC Unit Volunteer Handbook (2020)
• Southwest MRC Unit Volunteer Handbook (July 2023)
• Western Tidewater MRC Handbook (January 2024)

If you have any questions about training, please email vamrc@vdh.virginia.gov.