Tamara Pollak Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, United States

Bronx, Ny; Belvis Diagnostic And Treatment Center

Execute coordinated preventative gynecological care for women throughout the lifespanincluding family planning and care of peri and post-menopausal women;Provide comprehensive prenatal care;Maintain a database and recall system for all pap tests conducted by the department.

• Execute coordinated nursing care of pediatric patients in a Level I Trauma Center in New York City.• Nursing functions include: pediatric advance life saving, phlebotomy and IV initiation/monitoring, cardiac monitoring, medication administration and overall physical and psychosocial assessment of patients.

New York, New York

Executed comprehensive, confidential care for adolescents and adults accessing a network of free clinics in New York City.Identified, treated and educated patients to prevent sexually transmitted and related infections.

Queens, Ny

Executed coordinated preventative gynecological care for women throughout the lifespan including family planning and care of peri and post-menopausal women;Provided comprehensive prenatal care;Performed colposcopy with preception from Dr. Gupta

Park Med Abortion Clinic September – December 2012Harlem Hospital, Women’s Health Service January – May 2013Downtown Women’s Soho June – August 2013Comprehensively trained in:• Pre-abortion screening and counseling• Medical abortion• Initial, episodic and annual gynecological care• Family planning and sexually transmitted infection screening and treatment• Antenatal care• Care of post-menopausal women•… Show more Park Med Abortion Clinic September – December 2012Harlem Hospital, Women’s Health Service January – May 2013Downtown Women’s Soho June – August 2013Comprehensively trained in:• Pre-abortion screening and counseling• Medical abortion• Initial, episodic and annual gynecological care• Family planning and sexually transmitted infection screening and treatment• Antenatal care• Care of post-menopausal women• IUD insertion and removal Show less

• Developed innovative approaches to sexual violence intervention and prevention at a local nonprofit dedicated to the elimination of sexual violence in New York City, and to providing comprehensive and sensitive services to sexual violence survivors.• Designed and conducted trainings for professionals in the health, law enforcement, and criminal justice sectors around providing acute care services to survivors of sexual assault and around creating a culture in New York City that encourages… Show more • Developed innovative approaches to sexual violence intervention and prevention at a local nonprofit dedicated to the elimination of sexual violence in New York City, and to providing comprehensive and sensitive services to sexual violence survivors.• Designed and conducted trainings for professionals in the health, law enforcement, and criminal justice sectors around providing acute care services to survivors of sexual assault and around creating a culture in New York City that encourages survivors to report their victimization. Show less

• Developed first draft of a training manual on Caring for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Conflict situation for UNICEF. Collaborated with experts from W.H.O., UNFPA, MSF, and allied non-governmental organizations.• Other projects included a research paper on appropriateness of providing HIV prophylaxis as a humanitarian response to sexual violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.• Contributed to ongoing discussions on immediate and long-term response to gender based… Show more • Developed first draft of a training manual on Caring for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Conflict situation for UNICEF. Collaborated with experts from W.H.O., UNFPA, MSF, and allied non-governmental organizations.• Other projects included a research paper on appropriateness of providing HIV prophylaxis as a humanitarian response to sexual violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.• Contributed to ongoing discussions on immediate and long-term response to gender based violence in areas on conflict. Co-facilitated and evaluated pilot of training in Lira, Uganda. Show less

• Assisted with curriculum development for undergraduate Community Health Nursing course.• Contributed to development of materials for Amazing Grandmothers’ Project, a comprehensive community based initiative to support grandmothers as they raise their grandchildren whose parents are absent due to substance abuse or incarceration.

• Executed primary nursing care of hospitalized pediatric oncology patients and their families.• Focused on nursing care of stem cell transplant and neutropenic patients.

• As a clinical nurse, provided confidential comprehensive health care to city teenagers ages 12-22, as well as to the babies of teen parents.• Made referrals to appropriate psychosocial services both within the clinic and the community.• As a program director, piloted a new grant-funded program that aimed to enable the clinic to provide expert, timely, and compassionate care to adolescent survivors of sexual assault using established protocols from sexual assault nurse examiner… Show more • As a clinical nurse, provided confidential comprehensive health care to city teenagers ages 12-22, as well as to the babies of teen parents.• Made referrals to appropriate psychosocial services both within the clinic and the community.• As a program director, piloted a new grant-funded program that aimed to enable the clinic to provide expert, timely, and compassionate care to adolescent survivors of sexual assault using established protocols from sexual assault nurse examiner training. • Coordinated in-house sexual assault forensic examiner training. Show less

• Executed primary nursing care of hospitalized pediatric oncology patients and their families.• Focused on nursing care of stem cell transplant and neutropenic patients.

• Provided administrative assistance to facilitate the opening of a primary care health center catering to the needs of the court’s under-served population.• Contributed to the drafting of clinic policies and procedures, the physical set-up of the clinic, and the planning of health education groups.

• Collaborated on design and execution of experiments as part of an investigation of the pathophysiology of chronic wounds.

• Assisted in the development non-radioactive assays to study reproductive hormones; employed ELISA and chemiluminescence techniques. Trained lab assistants. Assisted with literature reviews and protocol designs.

Masters Of Science, Nursing, Women'S Health Nurse Practitioner

Activities and Societies: Sigma Theta Tau

Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program

Masters In Public Health

Bachelors Of Science, Nursing

Activities and Societies: New York State Nursing License 485415

Bachelors Of Science In Political Science And Biology