Nicole Threadgold, MBA
Grant Program Director
Nicole Threadgold is the director for the State Office of Rural Health administered by the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Grand Forks.
In this position, she directs the activities for the Community Health Needs Assessments, the Scrubs Academy and Scrubs Camps, the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation Building Healthier Rural Community (BUILD) Grants Program, HIPAA certification, the Dakota Conference on Rural Health, and the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP). She also assists with many workforce programs located at CRH and with the North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program. Before joining CRH, Nicole was foundation director and marketing coordinator for a North Dakota Critical Access Hospital.
Originally from South Dakota, Nicole earned a master's in business administration (MBA) from Mount Marty University in Watertown, South Dakota, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism with an emphasis in advertising from South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. She most recently completed the healthcare administration tract of the MBA program through the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Nicole is also active in the state and nationally:
- Technical Assistance Service Center/Small Hospital Improvement Program Advisory Council, chairperson
Projects
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation Rural Health Grants Program
- Community Health Needs Assessment
- Dakota Conference on Rural Health
- Flex
- Rural Collaborative Opportunities for Occupational Learning in Health (R-COOL-Health) Scrubs Program
- Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program
- State Office of Rural Health
Most Recent Publications & Presentations
Scrubs Project Report
This project report for Rural Collaborative Opportunities for Occupational Learning (R-COOL-Health) Scrubs Camps and Scrubs Academies covers activities from 2024-2025.
Driving Change: Navigating ACO Support from the State Flex Program Perspective
Presented on July 17, 2024 to the 2024 Flex Program Reverse Site Visit in Washington, D.C.
Building a Sustainable Rural Health Workforce for the 21st Century: A Report of the 2024 Rural Health Workforce Summit
The report outlines ideas to address workforce challenges in rural communities throughout the country.