BECOMING A MIDWIFE
Midwifery preparation is graduate level education that is based on a competency model involving both theory and clinical skills acquisition. Graduation requires that all students have reached the level of competent beginning practitioner. As of January 2011, all programs will award a Master’s degree at completion of the program.
Midwifery Programs In/Around New York
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS |
ON CAMPUS VS. DISTANCE LEARNING |
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Name of program |
Nursing to midwifery |
Completed nursing education |
Midwifery sciences |
On campus |
Distance learning |
Columbia University |
X |
X |
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Frontier School of Midwifery |
X |
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X |
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New York University |
X |
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X |
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Stony Brook University |
X |
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X |
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SUNY Downstate |
X |
X |
X |
X (small portion) |
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University of Pennsylvania |
X |
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X |
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University of Philadelphia |
X |
X |
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X |
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Yale |
X |
X |
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X |
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Faculty of NYC Midwifery Education Programs
SUNY Downstate
Ronnie Lichtman, CNM, PhD, Director; Mary Anne Laffin; Suzanne Schechter; Aleida Llanes Oberstein
450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 1227
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Phone: 718-270-7740
Fax: 718-270-7634
Website: www.downstate.edu/CHRP/midwifery/index.html
E-mail: midwifery@downstate.edu
Frontier School of Midwifery & Family NursingColumbia University Midwifery Program
Columbia University, School of Nursing
Laura Zeidenstein, Rebekah Ruppe
630 West 168th St.
New York, NY 10032
Phone: (212) 305-5887
E-mail: rlr30@columbia.edu
New York University
NYU College of Nursing
726 Broadway,
Julia Lange Kessler, CM
New York, NY 10003
Role of a CNM/CM
Licensed midwives provide primary care to women throughout their lives. This care includes all stages of women’s lives, i.e., menarche and preconception care, gynecology, pregnancy and childbirth and on into peri-menopause, menopause and post menopause. Midwives can perform physical examinations, take complete histories, diagnose and treat common gynecologic problems and common health problems, prescribe medications, perform minor surgical procedures such as suturing lacerations of childbirth, order diagnostic and laboratory tests, and counsel women regarding family planning and menopause. All incorporate health teaching and counseling as important components of midwifery care and many offer information on natural alternatives for women’s health.
To verify that an individual is professionally licensed in New York State go to the State Education Department Office of the Professions at www.op.nysed.gov and find Midwifery licensure verification.
National Professional Organization of NY Licensed Midwives
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) assumes a leadership role in the development and promotion of high quality care for women and infants both nationally and internationally www.midwife.org. The organization is committed to ensuring that the profession of midwifery is based on sound educational preparation resulting in the acquisition of the core competencies for basic midwifery practice. Continuing education and recertification, with expanding knowledge through research, evidence-based practice and quality assurance constitute the other essential components of the profession. Members must adhere to the Standards for the Practice of Midwifery in accordance with the ACNM philosophy.
For more information on midwifery education, visit the ACNM web site.
NY State Licensed Midwives Professional State Organization
The NY State Association of Licensed Midwives (NYSALM), founded 10 years ago, has the responsibility to advance the profession through legislation, education and advocacy. For more information on the organization visit the web site: www.nysalm.org.