SUPPORT BIRTH AND MATERNAL HEALTH
Nurse-Midwives provide primary care for women across the lifespan—from adolescence through menopause. Nurse-Midwives provide services such as reproductive care, gynecology, pregnancy and birth care, and postpartum support.
Differentiated Student Expected Outcomes
The Nurse-Midwifery graduate is prepared to:
- Provide advanced, evidence-based midwifery care to women, infants, and families by integrating theory, clinical expertise, and patient preferences in diverse and evolving health care settings.
- Design, implement, and evaluate population-focused health care strategies while demonstrating leadership, ethical decision-making, and advocacy to influence health policy at all levels.
- Advance the midwifery profession through scholarly inquiry, professional adaptability, and active contribution to clinical innovation and organizational improvement.
Emphasis Information
Fall 2025 (Semester credits: 10)
NURS 6670 – Advanced Evidence‑Based Practice and Research
NURS 6671 – Biostatistics for Evidence‑Based Practice
NURS 6760 – Role of the Nurse Practitioner
NURS 6780 – Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan
Spring 2026 (Semester credits: 11)
NURS 6672 – Advanced Population Health
NURS 6767 – Clinical Diagnostic Reasoning
NURS 6782 – Advanced Pharmacology Across the Lifespan
NURS 6781 – Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan
Summer 2026 (Semester credits: 9)
NURS 6675 – Healthcare Finance and Economics
NURS 6676 – Informatics and Healthcare Technologies
NURS 6674 – Systems‑Based Practice & Leadership
NURS 7837 – Diagnosis & Management: Low‑Risk Pregnancy and Postpartum
Fall 2026 (Semester credits: 14)
NURS 7384 – Gynecology in Primary Care
NURS 7838 – Diagnosis & Management: Complications of Pregnancy and Postpartum
NURS 7580 – Intrapartum Care
NURS 7915 – WH/NM Practicum I (120 direct clinical care hours)
NURS 7670 – Simulation & Procedures for Women’s Health
Spring 2027 (Semester credits: 10)
NURS 6673 – Quality & Safety
NURS 7385 – Advanced Gynecology
NURS 7672 – Advanced Outpatient Lab & Simulation
NURS 7916 – WH/NM Practicum II (120 direct clinical care hours)
Summer 2027 (Semester credits: 7)
NURS 7911 – Doctor of Nursing Project Planning
NURS 7671 – Advanced Inpatient Simulation for Nurse‑Midwives
NURS 6422 – Advanced Pharmacology for Women’s Health
NURS 7917 – WH/NM Practicum III (180 direct clinical care hours)
Fall 2027 (Semester credits: 7)
NURS 7482 – Professional Issues for the Nurse Practitioner
NURS 7919 – Nurse‑Midwifery Practicum IV (120 direct clinical care hours)
NURS 7912 – Doctor of Nursing Project Implementation
NURS 7373 – Management of Pediatric Patients: Newborns-Early Childhood
Spring 2028 (Semester credits: 7)
NURS 7913 – Doctor of Nursing Project Evaluation & Dissemination
NURS 7921 – Nurse‑Midwifery Practicum Immersion
Program Total Credits: 75
View the University of Utah Catalog.
Total cost estimate for the Nurse-Midwifery program:
- Resident: $63,100
- Non-resident: $126,700
- Western Regional Graduate Program: $77,300
This cost estimate covers only tuition and mandatory student fees. Possible program and course fees are not included. Other expenses, such as book, supplies, and travel, are not reflected. Amounts are rounded to the nearest $100 and are based on the 2025-2026 College of Nursing tuition table provided by the Bursar and use the 2025 Program of Study for this specialty track. Possible tuition increases or changes to a student's program of study are not reflected. Tuition and fees are subject to change at any time. The University of Utah only charges resident rates during summer semesters.
Students are encouraged to use the University's Tuition Estimator tool below to get a more specific tuition estimate for each semester. Possible program and course fees are not included. Other expenses, such as books, supplies, and travel are also not reflected. The Cost of Attendance is an estimate of school-related expenses a student can expect for the academic year or semester of enrollment, and general Tuition Schedules are maintained by the University's Bursar's office. The University of Utah maintains comprehensive cost of attendance information in accordance with the Higher Education Act of 1965, section 472.
For additional questions, please reach out to Heather Clarkson at Heather.Clarkson@nurs.utah.edu.
Graduates are prepared to sit for national certification from the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB). Upon successful completion of the exam, candidates are eligible to become certified or licensed to practice.
MISSION
Our mission is to prepare clinically, culturally and philosophically competent nurse midwives who provide excellent care to women, newborns, and families and are leaders in their communities.
VISION
Our graduates are leaders and innovators who provide compassionate, evidence-based, woman-centered care that respects the dignity and diversity of individuals and communities.
PHILOSOPHY
We, the American College of Nurse-Midwives, affirm the power and strength of all people seeking midwifery care and the importance of health in the wellbeing of families, communities, and nations. We believe in the basic human rights of all persons and recognize that some incur disproportionate risk when these rights are violated. Human dignity and bodily autonomy are basic human rights that should be protected and respected in all areas of care, including in reproductive and sexual health.
We believe every person has a right to:
- Equitable, ethical, accessible, quality health care that promotes healing and health.
- Health care providers that demonstrate respect for human dignity, individuality, and diversity among groups; act without bias or discrimination; and actively seek to disrupt systems of power and privilege that cause harm.
- Complete, accurate, and accessible information to make informed health care decisions.
- Self-determination and active participation in health care decisions, as the final decision maker of the health care team.
- Involvement of people the individual considers important to them, to the extent desired, in all health care experiences.
We believe the best model of health care:
- Includes the full scope of health across the lifespan.
- Involves a continuous and compassionate partnership between persons seeking care and their health care providers.
- Recognizes the importance of interdisciplinary, collaborative care.
- Respects the individual’s absolute right to bodily autonomy.
- Honors a person's expertise, life experiences, community, and historical knowledge.
- Includes methods of care and healing guided by research and best available evidence, centered on the individual’s decisions, values, and preferences.
- Balances watchful waiting and support of physiologic processes with the appropriate use of interventions and technology.
- Involves therapeutic use of human presence and skillful communication.
These beliefs and values, centered in cultural humility and delineated in ACNM’s Vision, Mission, and Core Values provide the foundation for commitment to individual and collective leadership at the community, state, national and international levels to improve health. We affirm that midwifery care incorporates these qualities and that healthcare needs are well-served through midwifery care.
Source: ACNM Board of Directors Approved 1989, revised 2004
2023 Revision: ACNM Philosophy Task Force. Approved by ACNM Board of Directors August 2023
Enrollment, Graduation, and Attrition
| Matriculation Year | Number of full- time students matriculating in this cohort (A) |
Goal for On- time Graduation (%) |
Number who left program or were dismissed |
Number who graduated on- time (B) |
Number who graduated, but not on-time (C) |
On-time Graduation Rate B / A |
Final Graduation Rate (B + C) / A |
| 2020-2023 | 12 | 70% | 0 | 9 | 3 | 75% | 100% |
| 2021-2024 | 8 | 70% | 0 | 8 | 0 | 100% | 100% |
| 2022-2025 | 8 | 70% | 0 | 8 | 0 | 100% | 100% |
AMCB Certification Rates
|
Matriculation Year |
Number of full-time students matriculating in this cohort (A) | Goal for AMCB Certification within one year of graduation (%) | Number who left program or were dismissed (B) | Graduates with AMCB Certification within one year of graduation (C) |
AMCB Certification Rate C / (A-B) |
| 2020 |
10 |
80% |
0 |
11 |
100% |
| 2021 |
10 |
80% |
0 |
10 |
100% |
| 2022 |
11 |
80% |
0 |
11 |
100% |
Application Deadlines
Fall Semester
Opens: September 1
Closes: December 1, 11:59PM MT
Contact Us
Accreditation
The Nurse-Midwifery education program at the University of Utah, College of Nursing is accredited by the:
Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME)
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