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Re: 2/06 ACOG Statement on 'Lay' Midwifery - Long responseFrom: Cheri Van Hoover (cherivh@xdcr.com)Wed Feb 22 18:34:56 2006
Efrain Ramirez wrote: > How many years does a CNM needs to become one? - after high school.. > This is a more complicated question than it would first appear. There are many different routes to and through nursing school. CNM programs require a Bachelor's Degree for entry into midwifery practice. This Bachelor's Degree does not have to be in nursing, but a nursing degree is required for entry into midwifery school. There are 2 flavors of midwifery education. One results in a Certificate in Midwifery (non-degree program). The other results in a Master's Degree. Both of these CNM tracks result in the same "Core Competencies" for clinical practice. The Master's Degree includes preparation for being an educator and/or conducting research. The Master's Degree track is the encouraged route, with fewer Certificat programs available as time goes by. Some states require the Master's Degree preparation for licensure in that state. Here's my personal track through the educational process, completed before the Bachelor's Degree became the entry level required by our professional organization. I became a nurse solely to become a midwife. I had no interest in nursing per se: Associate's Degree in Nursing (1-1/2 years of prerequisite courses, 2 year nursing program) Certificate in Nurse-Midwifery (18 month program) Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (2 year evening program) Master's of Science (1 year distance education program for Certificate prepared CNMs) Total 8-1/2 years post high school, some part time. Other possible tracks - Bachelor's of Nursing (4 year program) Master's of Nursing or Midwifery (2 year program) Total 6 years or Bachelor's of something else (4 years) Master's Entry Program in Nursing (3 years to get nursing and advanced specialty in one straight shot) Total 7 years There are other variations on the theme, of course. Here are the current standards and requirements as set forth by our accrediting body: http://www.acnm.org/careers.cfm?id=107 Cheri
-- Cheri Van Hoover, CNM, MS Faculty, Midwifery Institute at Philadelphia University
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