Cortney Davis, a nurse practitioner, is the author of I Knew a Woman, a memoir about her work in women's health, and the poetry collection Details of the Flesh. She lectures and conducts writing workshops for health care professionals nationally. Together, Cortney Davis and Schaefer are the co-editors of Between the Heartbeats: Poetry and Prose by Nurses (Iowa 1995), the first anthology of creative writing by nurses.

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