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2007 NightinGala
"On the Front Lines: Creating New Horizons for Nursing Research"
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FNINR salutes the following organizations and individuals for their support:
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Association of American Medical Colleges
Cross Country Staffing
Divided We Fail
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Gannett Healthcare Group
Maryann F. Fralic
University of Kansas
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A special thank you to Hill-Rom and Johnson & Johnson for their support of nursing research
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Keynote Speaker -- Major General Gale S. Pollock
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MG Gale S. Pollock was appointed the Acting Army Surgeon General and Commander of the U.S. Army Medical Command in March 2007. She also serves as the Chief of the Army Nurse Corps.
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 (CRNA). 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).
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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 Commanding General, Tripler Army Medical Center, Pacific Regional Medical Command, United States Army Pacific Surgeon and Lead Agent, TRICARE Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii; 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, NY; 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, DC.
MG Pollock's awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, 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 proudly wears 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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