Dr. Mary Ann Osborne, FNP, DNP has been a Nurse Practitioner since 1986. In 2001, she became the first Nurse Practitioner to graduate from the Fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, Tucson. This fellowship is directed by Andrew Weil, MD and is nationally recognized for incorporating the philosophy, techniques and practical applications of integrative medicine (IM) with the personal values and beliefs of the health care provider. She also applies the principles of Integrative Health to her clinical practice which includes consultations on issues ranging from cardiovascular disease, women’s health and cancer to providing health promotion and wellness advice.
Mary Ann’s philosophy has broadened to include the principles of integral and holistic nursing. She incorporates this into her professional and academic lectures while teaching at the University of Washington, Seattle and University of Portland, Oregon. Mary Ann often lectures to professional and public groups.
Mary Ann was born in North Carolina and later joined the Army Nurse Corps where she served across the nation and overseas for 21 years. She obtained a Master’s in Science at the University of South Carolina with a focus as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Mary Ann continues to expand her knowledge and recently graduated from the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at the University of Colorado Denver.
Mary Ann’s selected publications and presentations include:
Published: McPherson, F. Schwenka, M. 2004. Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Survey among active duty, retiree and family members in a military hospital, Military
Medicine (5).Co-author of chapter on Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Nursing in Fundamentals of Nursing; Lippincott; 2007
Presentation at the American College of Nurse Practitioner conference, October 2005, Palm Springs, CA; Topic: Integrative Healthcare and Nursing
Consultant, Integrative Healthcare and the DNP, College of Nursing, University of Portland, June 2006, Portland Oregon.
Presentation at the American College of Nurse Practitioner conference, October 2006, Orlando, FL; Topic: Integrative Nutritional Approach to Chronic Disease
Consultant, Integrative Healthcare and Faculty Immersion, College of Nursing, University of Portland, October 2006, Portland Oregon.
Presentation Memorial Hospital, January 2007, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Topic: Healing Environment, Stress and the Immune System, Integrative Healthcare and Nursing
Advisory Board Member, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, NIH grant entitled CAM: A Nursing Emphasis
Presentation Memorial Hospital, January 2007, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Topic: Healing Environment, Stress and the Immune System, Integrative Healthcare and Nursing
Presentation, Memorial Hospital, March, 2008, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Topic: Botanicals in Healthcare and Nursing.
Presentation, University of Colorado, Denver, 2015; Topic: Integrative Health Nursing.
Presentation, Havana, Cuba, February 2017: Topic: APO E gene and an Integrative Approach to Heart and Brain Health.