BS, Univ. Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 1976
MBA, Boston Univ., Boston, MA, 1984
MHA, Baylor Univ., Waco, TX, 1987
MS, National Defense Univ., Washington, DC, 1997
Air War College
Industrial College Armed Forces
Ph.D., Univ. Maryland, College Park, MD, 2005
Deputy Surgeon General, U.S. Army, 2006 to present
Chief, Army Nurse Corps, 2004 to present
Commander, Pacific Regional Medical Command, Tripler AMC, Honolulu, HI, 2004 to present
Special Asst., OTSG, Falls Church, VA, 2003-04
Commander, Martin ACH, Ft. Benning, GA, 2001-03
Commander, MEDDAC, Ft. Drum, NY, 1999-2001
Fitness Cons., National Defense Univ., Washington, DC, 1995-96
Chief, Anesthesia Nursing, Walter Reed AMC, Washington, DC, 1993-95
Hlth. Prom. Off., PERSCOM, Washington, DC, 1990-92
Staff, OTSG, Falls Church, VA, 1990
Nurse Anesth., Darnall ACH, Ft. Hood, TX, 1987-90
Resident, Darnall ACH, Ft. Hood, TX, 1986-87
MG Gale S. Pollock became the U.S. Army Deputy Surgeon General in October 2006. MG Pollock received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Maryland. She attended the U.S. Army Nurse Anesthesia Program and is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (DRNA). She received her Master of Business Administration from Boston University; a Master's in Healthcare Administration from Baylor University, a Master's in National Security and Strategy from the National 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).
MG Pollock's military education includes the Department of Defense CAPSTONE Program; the Senior Service College at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces; the U.S. Air Force 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.
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.
MG Pollock's awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (with 2 oak leaf clusters), the Defense Meritorious
Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 oak leaf clusters), the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the
Army Commendation Medal, and the Army Achievement Medal. She earned the coveted Expert Field Medical Badge, and is
proud to wear the Parachutist Badge. She received the Army Staff Identification Badge for her work at the Pentagon
and earned the German Armed Forces Military Efficiency Badge "Leistungsabzeichen" in gold.
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