Full Name
Creshelle Nash
Job Title
Medical Director
Company
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Speaker Bio
Creshelle Nash, M.D., M.P.H., C.H.I.E., serves as the company’s medical director for Health Equity and Public Programs.
In her new role, Dr. Nash leads the company’s efforts to address health disparities in Arkansas and support the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association on its recently launched National Health Equity Strategy. Arkansas Blue Cross leads most other health plans in the United States in designating a medical director position to address health equity.
A native Arkansan, Dr. Nash attended the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore and received her medical degree in 1994. She served her medical residency at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C. She completed a residency in Primary Care Internal Medicine in 1997. She earned a master’s degree in public health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 1998 and completed the Commonwealth Fund Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy.
In Arkansas, Dr. Nash has worked for the Clinton School of Public Service, the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine Department of General Internal Medicine. As a Certified Health Insurance Executive (CHIE) she helps lead healthcare innovations and transformation within organizations and communities.
In her new role, Dr. Nash leads the company’s efforts to address health disparities in Arkansas and support the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association on its recently launched National Health Equity Strategy. Arkansas Blue Cross leads most other health plans in the United States in designating a medical director position to address health equity.
A native Arkansan, Dr. Nash attended the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore and received her medical degree in 1994. She served her medical residency at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C. She completed a residency in Primary Care Internal Medicine in 1997. She earned a master’s degree in public health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 1998 and completed the Commonwealth Fund Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy.
In Arkansas, Dr. Nash has worked for the Clinton School of Public Service, the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine Department of General Internal Medicine. As a Certified Health Insurance Executive (CHIE) she helps lead healthcare innovations and transformation within organizations and communities.
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