More About Laura

Laura Shellman, RN, APRN, FNP-C, provides primary care services as well as pediatric coverage.

Originally from Southern California, Shellman received her nursing degree from California State University, Los Angeles. After working as a registered nurse for several years, she graduated from Brigham Young University's Family Nurse Practitioner program in 2012.

Before becoming a nurse practitioner, Shellman worked in hospitals and birth centers in California, Oregon and Utah, and also participated in public health research in Central and East Africa. Prior to coming to Glendive, she worked as a nurse practitioner in North Dakota in primary care, psychiatric inpatient care, urgent care, emergency and acute care. She specializes in mental health and women's health. "My family and I have been looking for a place to settle down. We were not expecting to fall in love with this community the way we have. We have felt so welcomed by the people in this community and GMC," she said.