Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Basic Volunteer Survey

 

We would like to learn about your experiences volunteering with this MRC unit. Your answers will be kept completely confidential and combined with responses from other volunteers to provide an overall description of the MRC unit that can help unit leaders better recruit, train, and manage the MRC’s volunteer workforce in the future.

 

This survey focuses on how you learned about and were recruited by this MRC unit, the reasons you chose to volunteer here, how satisfied you are, and your plans to continue volunteering in the future.

 

Thank you in advance for completing this survey.

 

I.         Demographics

 

1.      How long have you been an MRC volunteer?

a.      Less than one year

b.      1-2 years

c.      3-5 years

d.      More than 5 years

 

2.      What is your professional background and training?

a.      Medicine, specifically_______________________

b.             Public or allied health, specifically ___________________

c.      Fire/EMS

d.      Other: Please specify: ____________________________

 

II.   Recruitment and Awareness of MRC

 

3.      How did you learn about this MRC unit? (check all that apply)

a.      Attended a presentation

b.      Saw an advertisement or flier

c.      Heard about it from a friend or colleague

d.      Was approached by an MRC representative

e.      Other: please specify __________________

 

4.      Did a coordinator or volunteer from the MRC unit recruit you to join?

 ____yes _____no

 

5.      What suggestions do you have for improving volunteer recruitment? _________________________________________________________________

        _________________________________________________________________

 

6.      Approximately how many people do you estimate in the local medical and public health community are aware of this MRC unit?

a.      Very few (less than 10%)

b.      Some (10-40%)

c.      Many (41-70%)

d.      Most (more than 70%)

 

7.      What did you know about the MRC unit before joining?

a.      Nothing

b.      Very little

c.      Aware of basic mission

d.      Knew a fair amount (more than basic mission)

e.      Was highly familiar with MRC unit

 

III. Reasons for Volunteering and Satisfaction

 

8.      How important was each of the following reasons in your decision to volunteer with this MRC unit?

 

	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Not Important	Not Applicable
a. I believe in this MRC unit’s mission and goals.
b. I wanted to gain new knowledge and skills, to learn new things.
c. I wanted to meet new people and make new friends.
d. I find the MRC activities and my role here interesting.
e. I personally have benefited in the past from the type of help the MRC unit can provide.
f. I am convinced the MRC unit’s services will be needed in the future and want to make sure our community is prepared.
g. I knew someone who was already a volunteer at this MRC unit.

                                               

 

9.      Please indicate your level of agreement with each of the following statements using the scale provided:

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
a. I am satisfied with the work that I do and my      volunteer role at this MRC unit.
b. All in all, I am satisfied with this MRC unit.
c. I would recommend volunteering here to others.
d. I plan to continue to volunteer with this MRC unit for at least the next year.

 

10. What would you change or suggest the MRC unit to do differently?

______________________________________________________________________

 

11. What activities do you like to participate in? ___________________________________________________________________

 

      __________________________________________________________________

 

12.  Is the time commitment for volunteering in your MRC about what you expected? ___________________________________________________________________

 

      __________________________________________________________________