- Gale Pollock
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name= Gale S. Pollock
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caption= Maj. Gen. Gale Pollock
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placeofbirth=Kearny, New Jersey [http://armynursecorps.amedd.army.mil/leadership/pollock.html]
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allegiance= United States of America
branch=United States Army
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rank= Major General
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commands= Commander US Army Medical Command / Acting The Surgeon General; Chief, Army Nurse CorpsPast Commands: Commanding General, Tripler Army Medical Center, Pacific Regional Medical Command; Commander, Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Benning, Ga.; Commander, U.S. Army Medical Activity, Fort Drum, N.Y.
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awards= Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with 2 oak leaf clusters), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 oak leaf clusters), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal
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laterwork=Major General Gale S. Pollock served as the Deputy
Surgeon General of the United States Army from October 2006 to March 2007, and also as chief of theArmy Nurse Corps . She became actingSurgeon General of the United States Army for nine months following the20 March 2007 retirement of her predecessor,Kevin C. Kiley , due to fallout from theWalter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal . [ [http://www.army.mil/-newsreleases/2007/03/12/2216-army-surgeon-general-submits-retirement-request/ Army Surgeon General Submits Retirement Request ] ]She is the first woman and the first non-physician to hold the position. She has 30 years of service in the Army and is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/12/AR2007031200544_2.html Surgeon General Of Army Steps Down - washingtonpost.com ] ]
Biography
Education
Pollock received a
Bachelor of Science degree inNursing from theUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore . She attended the U.S. Army NurseAnesthesia Program and is aCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). She received herMaster of Business Administration fromBoston University , a Master's in Healthcare Administration fromBaylor University , a Master's in National Security and Strategy from theNational Defense University , and an honorary Doctorate of Public Service from the University of Maryland. She is also a Fellow in The American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).Pollock's military education includes the Department of Defense CAPSTONE Program; the Senior Service College at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces; the Air War College; the Interagency Institute for Federal Health Care Executives; the Military Health System CAPSTONE program; the Principles of Advanced Nurse Administrators; and the NATO Staff Officer Course.
Military career
Pollock's last position was Commanding General of
Tripler Army Medical Center of the Pacific Regional Medical Command. She was also Lead Agent of TRICARE Pacific inHonolulu, Hawaii .Her past military assignments include Special Assistant to the Surgeon General for Information Management and Health Policy; Commander, Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Benning, Ga.; Commander, U.S. Army Medical Activity, Fort Drum, N.Y.; Staff Officer, Strategic Initiatives Command Group for the Army Surgeon General; Department of Defense Healthcare Advisor to the Congressional Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance; Health Fitness Advisor at the National Defense University; Senior Policy Analyst in Health Affairs, DoD; and Chief, Anesthesia Nursing Service at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Awards
Pollock's awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal,
Legion of Merit (with 2oak leaf clusters ), theDefense Meritorious Service Medal , the Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 oak leaf clusters), theJoint Service Commendation Medal , theArmy Commendation Medal , and theArmy Achievement Medal . She also earned theExpert Field Medical Badge , and theParachutist Badge . She received theArmy Staff Identification Badge for her work atthe Pentagon and earned the German Armed Forces Military Efficiency Badge (Leistungsabzeichen ) in gold.Criticism
According to
ABC News and "The Nation " journalistJoshua Kors , Pollock covered up a scandal involvingpersonality disorder discharges from the military. [http://www.pbs.org/now/news/veterans-benefits.html Joshua Kors on how the U.S. Army "cheats" some veterans out of their benefits . | NOW on the News - PBS ] ] . Pollock released a memo claiming that her office had conducted a careful review of a series of personality disorder discharges fromFort Carson, Colorado . According to Kors the review was "a sham". According to Kors, Pollock's office did not contact a single soldier, and merely checked with officials who made the official diagnoses at Ft. Carson and asked if they got it right the first time. When the officials naturally said yes, Pollock's office closed the review. [ [http://www.tbrnews.org/Archives/a2663.htm TBRNews.org ] ] Pollock's actions have been criticized by theIraq War Veterans Organization [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0704/S00027.htm Scoop: Pentagon Cheats Iraqi Veterans Out Of Medical Care ] ] [ [http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/view/5069/1/46 Political Affairs Magazine - Pentagon Cheats Iraq War Vets Out of Medical Care and Benefits ] ] andVeterans for America .Citations
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References
*Article adapted from [http://www.armymedicine.army.mil/leaders/pollock.html official public domain military biography] released by the United States Army.
External links
* [http://www.armymedicine.army.mil/leaders/pollock.html Official Army Medicine Command (USAMEDCOM) / The Surgeon General site]
* [http://www.military-medical-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=1727 Interview with Major General Gale S. Pollock when she was U.S. Army Deputy Surgeon General]
*PDF of [http://armedservices.house.gov/pdfs/MilPersHC032707/Pollock_Testimony%203_27_07.pdf Gale Pollock's statement before the House Armed Services Committee, 27 March 2007]
* [http://www.sanders.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=272773 The Nation report from Joshua Kors criticizing Pollock's review of PDD's at Ft. Carson] hosted by senate.govsuccession box
title=Surgeon General of the United States Army (Acting)
before=Lt. Gen.Kevin C. Kiley
years=March 12 ,2007 –December 11 ,2007
after=Lt. Gen.Eric Schoomaker She attended a wonderful technology Workshop May 14-15, 2008. She and her classmates filled out ALL OF THEIR FEEDBACK FORMS ;-)
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