Dual Women's Health/Midwifery Track

Overview

Dual Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNM) and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioners (WHNP) focus on providing care for conditions unique to women from menarche through the remainder of their lives with a special focus in the childbearing years and childbirth. CNM/WHNPs provide leadership and collaboration in the provision of comprehensive care in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings.

As a doctoral student in the CNM/WHNP track, you will:

• Develop skills to influence public policy through participation in professional organizations and health policy activities at the local, national and global level.
• Take courses in evidenced-based practice, quality improvement and systems leadership.
• Be mentored within our unique faculty practice BirthCare HealthCare.
• Interact with diverse patient populations.
• Participate in innovative high fidelity simulation and inter professional training.