Moving Mountains - Creating the Nurse Practitioner and Rural EMS

By:  Marie Osborn ARNP & John Osborn MD

This is a Creation Story of The Nurse Practioner and Rural EMS

Move over TV medical dramas!  Moving Mountains is the real-life story of Idaho’s first nurse practitioner, Marie Osborn. In 1971, Marie founded an emergency clinic in rugged Sawtooth-Salmon River country, covering 6,000 square miles on 24/7 call.

 Moving Mountains tracks development of rural medicine, emergency services, and breaking the glass ceiling of male-dominated medicine. Time and again Marie survived conflicts with professional boards, legislatures, the insurance industry, and bitter Idaho winters – all at significant personal cost.

For those interested in the origins of Nurse Practitioners, and to understand contemporary rural medicine issues, this heartwarming memoir breaks a trail so others may follow.

Available for Pre-Order January 20, 2025

• • Item #                    046568
  • Dimensions          8.5 x 11 inches  (portrait)
  • Manufacturer:     Caxton Press
  • ISBN#                     978-087004-656-8
  • Price:                     $29.95
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