Gale Pollock
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Gale S. Pollock is a retired United States Army major general who served as the Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Army from October 2006 to March 2007, and also as chief of the Army Nurse Corps.
She became acting Surgeon General of the United States Army for nine months following the 20 March 2007 retirement of her predecessor, Kevin C. Kiley, due to fallout from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal.
She was the first woman and the first non-physician to hold the position.
Pollock served in the army for more than 30 years until her retirement in 2008.
She is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.
She was a Fellow at Harvard's Advanced Leadership Initiative in 2011.
Pollock received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
She attended the U.S. Army Nurse Anesthesia Program and is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist （CRNA）.
She received her Master of Business Administration from Boston University, a Master of Healthcare Administration from Baylor University, a Master of Science in National Security Strategy from the National Defense University,
and an honorary Doctorate of Public Service from the University of Maryland.
She is also a Fellow at 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; th...