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Monday, March 17, 2003"It is my hope that I will never be called upon to use the skills I've learned today," he said. "However, as long as there continues to be a risk of attack on our homeland, it's critically important that health professionals and front-line responders do our best to be prepared." After Friday's training and completion of appropriate documentation, Frist, R-Tennessee, will be commissioned by the U.S. surgeon general as a member of the Reserve Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service. So, how do the rest of us sign up for the Medical Reserve Corps? They have a website, but there's no information on how to volunteer. In fact, it looks like whether or not there is a Medical Reserve Corps to join depens on where you live: Local officials will develop their own Medical Reserve Corps units, because local officials know best what their individual community needs. No wonder I haven't heard of it. Last I checked our local public health officials still weren't taking bioterrorism very seriously. They were planning to have medical students tell them what kind of program would best reach practicing physicians to educate them about recognizing bioterror threats. No offense to medical students, but they really aren't in a position to know what works best for a practicing physician yet. posted by Sydney on 3/17/2003 08:16:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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