Office of Rural Health

Staff Directory

Reach the Office of Rural Health at 605-773-3361 (phone) or 605-773-5683 (fax).

• Sandra Durick, Administrator
  
  
• Karen Cudmore, Recruitment Program Coordinator
  • Rural Healthcare Facility Recruitment Assistance Program
  • Rural Recruitment and Retention Network (3RNet)
  • Community at a Glance Program
  • Dental Externship Program
  • SIM-SD Education
    
    
• Kenneth Doppenberg, Rural Hospital Programs Coordinator
• Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Critical Access Hospital) Program
• Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program Grant
• SIM-SD Compliance
  
  
• Halley Lee, Manager, South Dakota Healthcare Workforce Center
  • South Dakota Healthcare Workforce Center
  • Inter-Agency Healthcare Workforce Initiative
  • Health Occupations for Today and Tomorrow Program (HOTT)
  • SIM-SD Coordination




• Marty Link, Trauma Program Manager

• Statewide Trauma Program
• State Trauma Registry
• SIM-SD Technical Guidance
  
  
• Josie Petersen, Primary Care Coordinator
  • J-1 Visa Waiver Program
  • Primary Care Programs
  • Shortage Designations
  • National Health Service Corps Eligibility

  • Recruitment Assistance Programs

  • SIM-SD Workforce
    
    
• Jill Dean, Rural Health, Specialist
  • State Office of Rural Health Programs
  • Rural Health Clinics
  • Healthcare Workforce Programs