Midwifery Education Program Course of Study
Course of study
Midwifery / Masters degree collaboration
| Fall 1 | Spring 1 | Summer | Fall 2 | Spring 2 | |
| Master's Courses* (via distance modalities | 3 credits | 3 credits | 3 credits | 3 credits | |
| Baystate Clinical (on site) |
Advanced Health Assessment (3) Foundations in ambulatory midwifery (3) Primary care (1) |
Advanced ambulatory midwifery (3) |
Intrapartum 1 (4) Postpartum / newborn (2) |
Intrapartum II: Complications (3) Postpartum / Newborn Complications (1) Integration (1) |
Integration (8) |
| Baystate Support (on site) |
Pharmacology (2) Advanced Pathophysiology ( 1) |
Pharmacology (.5) Advanced Pathophysiology II (1) Professional Issues and Community Health (PICH) (2) Interprofessional Education (.5) |
Pharmacology (.5) Interprofessional Education (.5) |
Advanced Pathophysiology III (2) | |
| Clinical Commitments (on site) with exception of integration |
1 Ambulatory Half day / wk |
2 Ambulatory Half days / wk |
Two 12 hour shifts / week plus some additional time | Two 12 hour shifts / week plus some additional time | Full time in the clinical setting, at another practice arranged by the program |
| BMC credits | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Masters credits | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Total credits | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Total BMC Credits = 39; Total Masters Credits = 12; Total Credits = 51
*Master’s completion courses offered by Thomas Jefferson University:
- Evidence-Based Care: Evaluating Research
- Theoretical Foundations of Midwifery
- Introduction to Health Policy
- Elective
*Master’s complete courses offered by University of Massachusetts
- Introduction to Statistics
- Research Methodology in Nursing
- Theoretical Components of Nursing Practice
- Health Care Disparities
| 1 Fall | 2 Spring | 3 Summer | 4 Fall | 5 Spring | 6 Summer | 7 Fall | 8 Spring |
|
Advanced Health Assessment Pharm 1 Primary care Foundations in Ambulatory Midwifery |
Advanced Ambulatory Midwifery Pharm 2 |
Intrapartum I Pharm 3 |
Intrapartum II | Professional Issues in Midwifery | Postpartum / Newborn |
Postpartum / Newborn Integration (didactic) |
Integration2 |
| Ambulatory Clinical | Ambulatory Clinical | Intrapartum Clinical | IP Clinical | IP Clinical | Abm + IP |
3/4 time | |
| (TJU)* | TJU | TJU | TJU | TJU | |||
| (UMass)*1 | (UMass) | (UMass) | (UMass) |
(UMass) |
(UMass) | (UMass) |
*12 credits/4 classes, flexible sequence.
TJU: Thomas Jefferson University.
UMass: University of Massachusetts Amherst
1Can start UMass courses prior to Midwifery Program start
2Can continue Integration clinical into third summer
Course descriptions
The following courses will be mastered by all students prior to graduation.
MEP 601: ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT (3 credits)
- Develops the knowledge and skills necessary to perform health assessments of women and those seeking midwifery care.
- Includes principles of teaching, counseling, and adult education using a shared decision making model.
- Integrates cultural safety in all care encounters.
MEP 602: FOUNDATIONS IN AMBULATORY MIDWIFERY (3 credits)
- Provides the basic knowledge and clinical skills to manage the care of healthy women and persons seeking midwifery care in the outpatient setting.
- The care of women with essentially normal pregnancies and gynecologic needs from the menarchal through postmenopausal periods are included, using a holistic, family-centered approach.
- Care of patients includes care of transgender and gender non-conforming patients.
MEP 603: PRIMARY CARE IN MIDWIFERY (1 credit)
- Focuses on the common health problems of women and those seeking midwifery care using health promotion, disease prevention, and health education.
- Complementary content is included in Foundation in Ambulatory Midwifery and Advanced Ambulatory Midwifery courses.
MEP 604: PHARMACOLOGY (3 credits)
- Addresses principles of pharmaco-therapeutic management in midwifery care.
MEP 605: ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY/PATHOPHYSIOLOGY I, II and III (4 credits)
- Expands on the basic physiology and pathophysiology of the common health conditions and diseases midwives screen for, diagnose, manage and co-manage
- Provides the physiologic framework for the Midwifery Management Process, and is the basis of developing knowledge of treatment and management options
MEP 606: ADVANCED AMBULATORY MIDWIFERY (3 credits)
- Builds on the Foundations in Ambulatory Midwifery content to include screening for and treatment of gynecologic problems, and common variations of normal encountered in pregnancy through complex antepartum complications.
- Independent and collaborative management options are presented and explored
MEP 608: INTRAPARTUM MIDWIFERY MANAGEMENT (7 credits over 2 semesters)
- Focuses on the management of care during physiologic childbearing including the development of clinical judgment and decision making. The course progresses from concepts of physiologic birth and its variations through management of intra-partum complications.
MEP 607: MIDWIFERY IN THE COMMUNITY: PROFESSIONAL ISSUES AND COMMUNITY HEALTH (2.0 credits)
- Explores the historical and current development of the role and responsibilities of the certified nurse-midwife/midwife
- Reviews midwifery and maternal and child health programs; the incorporation of research into practices; evaluation of community health indicators; and legislative issues affecting midwifery
- Emphasis is placed on the understanding of the social determinants of health to provide high-quality, equitable care.
MEP 609: POSTPARTUM AND NEWBORN CARE (4 credits over 2 semesters)
- Presents management of care, support and education needs during the postpartum period and m normal newborn including the integration of the parent/baby dyad into the family.
MEP 610: INTEGRATION OF MIDWIFERY PRACTICE (9 credits)
- Full time clinical experience which synthesizes all learning within the curriculum, emphasizing refinement of skills, management, decision making and self-evaluation.
MEP 611: INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (IPE) (1 credit)
- Interprofessional learning experiences with resident physicians training in obstetrics and gynecology provide concepts in team based and collaborative care, and prepare learners for interprofessional practice.
Certification
Upon completion of the Program, you will be awarded a certificate in midwifery and are eligible to take the national certifying examination of the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB).
Our graduates have a 100% pass rate on their board exams. Review all of our program statistics.
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