Tulsa native Kathryn Pollard has dedicated her career to serving patients and community members in challenging clinical settings. As a substance use disorder specialist for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs HUD VASH Program, her current casework revolves around specialized mental health consultation, coordination and prevention.
Pollard also works part-time as a clinical social worker in the emergency department at Hillcrest Medical Center, as a crisis therapist for COPES and as a paramedic for Oologah Talala EMS.
Intimately familiar with the complexities of working in these roles, and passionate about supporting the EMS community, Pollard, along with two colleagues, started . Rescue Pod is a debriefing safe space that invites EMS workers to share and discuss traumatic work-related incidents, allowing them to process that trauma and continue serving the community.
