Our Medical Reserve Corps: The Power of Volunteers and Inspired Leadership

This book represents the evolutionary development of a geographic portion of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. It presents the evolving expertise and collaborative efforts of Liisa Jackson, RN, and her inspired leadership. Her MRC units provide support to their local communities when emergencies or disasters exceed the capacity of local, regional, and statewide capabilities of the established medical facilities. Moreover, they provide full-service shelters for individuals, families, and people with special needs to shelter from any threat (e.g., major winter storms, hurricanes, heat or cold, power outages, etc.) to their well-being for which they cannot “shelter in place.” During the pandemic, they provided a major testing and inoculation capability, as well as contact tracing.