Susan M Pollart, MD

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Family Medicine

Primary Location

Family Medicine

1221 Lee St.
1st Floor
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Today's Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Primary Phone Number

434.924.5348

Fax Number

434.244.9474

Additional Locations

Hospital
Primary Care Center
1221 Lee Street
Charlottesville, VA 22903

434.924.0000

Today's Hours: 5:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Bio & Overview

Susan Pollart, MD, MS, FAAFP, is the senior associate dean for faculty affairs and faculty development at UVA School of Medicine. She is also Ruth E. Murdaugh Professor of Family Medicine.

Dr. Pollart has long been fascinated by other people’s stories and chose family medicine as a career when it was in its first decade as a specialty. She still loves it and is gratified that there is increasing recognition of the key role that family physicians can play in the health of our country.

Dr. Pollart received her undergraduate education in West Virginia, her family’s home during her teen years. She came to UVA to attend medical school and has been in Charlottesville ever since. She completed her residency at UVA. Serving as chief resident her last year, she went on to do three years of clinical and bench research in allergic diseases as part of a Public Health Service payback.

Dr. Pollart joined the faculty with a joint appointment in the Department of Family Medicine and the Division of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology in the Department of Medicine. In the years since, she has enjoyed participating in research related to risk factors for asthma, teaching medical students and residents, developing and directing a scholarship program for students bound for a career in generalist medicine and providing the full range of patient care in family medicine, including obstetrics.

In 2014, Dr. Pollart was appointed the head of the newly created Office of Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development at the School of Medicine. In her role as senior associate dean, Dr. Pollart is involved in all aspects of faculty life from recruitment to retirement. Her primary focus is the professional development and active engagement of faculty, particularly those faculty traditionally underrepresented in medicine. Dr. Pollart’s scholarly focus is on faculty engagement and satisfaction. Working with data from the AAMC StandPoint Survey she has studied drivers of faculty satisfaction, predictors of faculty attrition, and issues related to part-time work in academic medicine.

She continues to spend about fifteen percent of her time as a family physician and often thinks of her dean role as a natural extension of her career as a family doctor. In both roles, she takes great pleasure in helping those that she serves to reach their personal and professional goals.

Academic Information

Department: Family Medicine

Academic Role: Professor

Division: Family Medicine

Research Interests: Drivers of faculty satisfaction and engagement, predictors of faculty attrition, and issues related to faculty career management including part-time work in academic medicine

Gender: Female

Languages: English

Age Groups Seen: Infants (0-2)
Children (2-12)
Adolescents (12-21)
Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)

Primary Education: University of Virginia School of Medicine

Residency: University of Virginia School of Medicine

Fellowships: University of Virginia School of Medicine

Certification: American Board of Family Medicine (Family Medicine)

Appointment: Senior Associate Dean - Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development

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