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The Midwifery Initiative: An Exquisite Relationship for

Schools

An Exquisite Relationship for the Women of our World! http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8319790/Birth-and-Death-11-2010.mp4

Old Dominion University, Virginia James Madison University, Virginia West Virginia Wesleyan College, West Virginia Marshall University, West Virginia George Washington University, Washington D.C. Johns Hopkins University, Maryland

The Midwifery Initiative: Increasing Access to Midwifery Education means

Increasing Access to Midwives

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2003 2015

Growth of Shenandoah University Nurse-Midwifery Program 2003 - 2015

+ The Shenandoah University Nurse-Midwifery Program and its Initiative

n  It allows you to enroll with us or any of our collaborating universities and become a nurse-midwife. This increases access to nurse-midwifery education to you and therefore it increases the access of nurse-midwifery care for women and their families.

n  Our curriculum blends intensive face-to-face faculty/group immersion learning, and hi-touch use of technology so you can learn and stay connected while you areaway at clinical.

n  You receive two nationally recognized credentials upon completion of the SU midwifery courses & graduation from your Home university: n  A graduate degree from your Home university & n  A Post Graduate Certificate in Midwifery from Shenandoah

University

Is an Exemplary Program because:

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The Midwifery Curriculum

And how its delivered to you.

Here are the courses you will enroll in while you are at SU:

Semester: Courses:

Fall Total credits: 6

NM610: Primary Care of Women (3 credits) Lecture & Clinical

NM620: Comprehensive Antepartal Care (3 credits) Lecture & Clinical

Spring Total credits: 6

NM630: Midwifery Practicum (3 credits) Clinical Only

NM640: Comprehensive Perinatal Care (3 credits) Lecture and Clinical

Summer Total credits 7

NMLB 651: Midwifery Internship (5 credits) Clinical Only

NM660: Advanced Midwifery Role Development (1 credits) Lecture Only: Online

NM652: Evidence Based Practice Project: (1 credit) Lecture: Online Group Project

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There are 19 credits of midwifery courses at Shenandoah University:

Eleven of them are clinical credits and 8 are lecture credits.

Clinical Experiences

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A word about clinical hours:

n  Other professional education programs can inform students of the number of clinical hours required to complete the their courses. . .

n  not so with midwifery programs because:

n  we learn to be with a women during labor and birth. These events can’t be allotted to numbers of clinical hours, therefore: Once you start helping women deliver their babies (Spring Semester) your number of required hours will go to the number of required experiences e.g. the number of labors you attended, babies you helped women deliver, newborns you cared for, and

Special Note!!

Clinical Hours in Midwifery When & Courses

Clinical Experiences: Hours:

Fall NM610, 620

Gyn, Primary Care AND Antepartal Care

Total: 120 office hrs (60 each course)

Spring NM630, 640

Combines Gyn, PC & AP AND IP, PP, L&D, Neo (In the Spring Semester you start delivering babies)

# of Experiences (at least 180 hrs In & Out of Office)

Summer NM651 (formerly NM650)

650: Full Scope Internship # of Experiences (at least 360 hrs In & Out of Office)

Check your Clinical Objectives to see what you will do during these clinicals.

+ Clinical Experiences in Fall Semester 120 clinical hours in the office or clinic are required

Course Subject Amount and Type of Hours

NM610 Gyn, Primary Care (PC) of Women

60 Office hours

NM620 Antepartum (AP) Care 60 Office hours

Total Hours for Fall 120 office hours

Check your Clinical Objectives to see what you will do during these clinicals.

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Course Subject Number and Types of Experiences

NM630 Gyn, PC, AP Care 180 Office hours

NM640 Perinatal Care: (Intrapartum: Labor & Delivery, Postpartum, Neonatal Care

Numbers of Experiences

180 Office hours for AP & Gyn and Numbers of Experiences for Intrapartum

The Spring Semester is FULL SCOPE MIDWIFERY. Check your Clinical Objectives to see what you will do during these clinicals.

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Course Subject Amount & Type of Hours

NMLB651 (formerly NM650)

Integrated Midwifery Internship: Gyn, PC, AP, Intrapartum: Labor & Delivery, Postpartum, Neonatal Care

Numbers of Experiences and at least 360

THE SUMMER SEMESTER IS ALSO FULL SCOPE MIDWIFERY BUT AT A HIGHER LEVEL OF COMPETENCY. Check your Clinical Objectives to see what you will do during these clinicals.

Hybrid Online Course Delivery

Courses Duration, Timing, Method of Delivery

Fall (15 wks)

NM610

NM620

Semester Wks 1-3 Online Preparation until Wk 3 of the Semester Wk 3 on SU Campus fpr Immersion Class Wks 4-14 Clinical,Online Case Studies, & Quizzes Women’s Health Project.

Spring (15 wks)

NMLB 630 NM640 Semester Wks 1-3 Online Preparation until Wk 3 of the Semester Wk 3 on SU Campus fpr Immersion Class Wks 4-14 Clinical,Online Case Studies, & Quizzes

Summer (10 wks)

NM651 NM652

NM651 Online

Clinical & Online

+At SU for One Week in Fall and One

Week in Spring

Weeks 1 -2 Module Preparation at Home & Online

Week 3 Intense Week at SU with Faculty

Weeks 4-14 Clinical Time (Online with Case Studies, Clinical Notes, Quizzes, etc)

Week 15 Review and Exam (Online)

+Pros and Cons of Working Before Midwifery School

+Pros and Cons of Working as Midwifery in a Less than Friendly Midwifery Environment

+Job Market: Do I Need a DNP?

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Trends in Midwifery

Institute of Medicine Quality Competencies: Providing Evidence Based Care Working in Interdisciplinary Teams Providing Patient-Centered Care Use of Informatics Quality Assurance