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Talia Pollok

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General information

Hobbies & Interests

  • Exercise And Fitness
  • Spending Time With Friends and Family
  • Cooking
  • Reading

Bio

I am a board-certified Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy Clinical Specialist with nearly two decades of acute/critical care experience. At UVA Health, I helped launch a Post-COVID/Post-ICU Recovery Clinic, revitalized the Pulmonary Rehabilitation program, and developed a facility-wide early mobility protocol for patients on advanced heart and lung life support. I served in national leadership roles with the American Physical Therapy Association and have represented the profession at federal health policy forums hosted by the NIH, CDC, and AHRQ. None of those programs were built alone. Each one depended on assembling and developing a team of clinicians, physicians, and administrators who could carry the work forward long after I stepped back. That experience taught me that durable change in healthcare is a team sport, and that the people doing the work deserve leaders who invest in them. This fall, I begin the Executive MBA program at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. The decisions that determine whether patients receive evidence-based cardiopulmonary care are increasingly made in boardrooms and product development cycles, and I want a seat in those conversations. Darden is how I get there.

Education

University of Michigan-Flint

Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)

2012 – 2014

Majors:
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other

George Washington University

Master's degree program

2004 – 2006

Majors:
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other

Miscellaneous

Desired degree level:
Master's degree program
Majors of interest:
Business/Corporate Communications
Desired degree modality:
Hybrid, Part-Time
Medical school interest:
No

Career

  • Senior Physical Therapist

    Hospital & Health Care · University of Virginia Health System

    Jan 2008 – Jan 2026

Miscellaneous

Dream career field:
Hospital & Health Care
Work experience:
10+ years
Has nursing license:
No

Future Interests

  • Advocacy
  • Philanthropy
  • Entrepreneurship
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