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Robin Sloan, MA, is a Health Communication Specialist in the Educational Design and Accreditation Branch (EDAB) of the Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office at the CDC Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services. Jennifer Lee is a Technical Writer-Editor...

Utilization of the TRAIN System within the Medical Reserve Corps Network

Posted in: TRAIN

March 22, 2012

LCDR Skip Payne, Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) TRAIN Administrator The Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (DCVMRC) builds a strong volunteer workforce by providing tools and trainings that strengthen the skills of Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) unit leaders in leading and managing...

Impact of TRAIN Effectiveness and Efficiency on Public Health Accreditation

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

February 27, 2012

David Knapp, TRAIN Administrator (Kentucky), and Jane C. Jones (Kentucky)Public Health Accreditation discussion inevitably finds its way to the topic of workforce development. Quickly, plans of new employee orientations, training matrices, and ideas of how to use existing courses are tossed around ...

Ilya Plotkin: How does your organization track training?

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

April 6, 2011

In an emergency, one of the most important factors is training and experience. This is particularly true for emergency responders, who must take charge of a situation and turn an emergency into a non-emergency. But how can you tell when your organization, team, or workforce in general is prepared to...