Nurse Midwifery
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What You Will Study and Learn
The Certified Nurse-Midwifery program at OHSU prepares students to meet the unique health care needs of women from menarche through menopause. Students learn to manage common gynecological problems and assist with family planning, pregnancy, birth and the newborn period. The influences of family; culture; tradition; social, economic and political forces; as well as reproductive physiology are studied. The program strives to prepare compassionate, skilled clinician-scholars willing to address issues that affect the lives of women.
The faculty in the Nurse-midwifery program have three priorities for their students: a scientific basis for clinical practice, clinical competence, and a perspective that views a woman in the context of her family. Each student is involved in over 150 outpatient visits and completes 30 to 50 births in the course of the program. All faculty in the Nurse-midwifery program participate in a faculty practice, which serves as the primary learning site for students. Other clinical opportunities are provided in community health centers, health maintenance organizations, migrant health clinics, and private practices. Students receive more than 750 hours of supervised clinical practice in the program. During the final practicum experience, students help to select their own experiences, which can be in any appropriate setting where a contract can be negotiated.
Nurse Midwifery... Is this you?
• Are you passionate about promoting healthy births, healthy women and healthy babies?• Are you passionate about promoting healthy families from birth?
• Do you want to make a difference in the lives of mothers and babies?
If you answered yes to these questions and you have the necessary qualifications and experiences, you may be an ideal candidate for this program.
