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Today's CNM is an advanced practice nurse who is qualified to provide health care for women and
their newborns during the childbearing cycle as well as provide reproductive and primary care to women
throughout their lifespan. Nurse-midwifery is an exciting, dynamic profession that offers many options
for work in both national and international health care, including clinical practice, research, policy
and education.
The UW School of Nursing is consistently ranked the number one nursing school in the U.S. and the
nurse-midwifery program among the top ten programs. Our faculty includes leaders in research and
practicing clinicians. The curriculum is designed to provide nurse-midwifery students with a solid
foundation in clinical science, evidence-based practice, methods of systematic inquiry and professional
leadership skills. Students gain exposure to rich and diverse clinical learning opportunities through
placement with collaborative community preceptors. In addition, nurse-midwifery students have the
opportunity to participate in international maternal-child health education experiences through
the Citizens of the World Scholars program.
We believe that professional experience is important to success in graduate school and will evaluate
applicants based on both work and volunteer experiences that demonstrate a commitment to women's and
maternal-child health issues. Applicants with a background in nursing specialty areas such as labor
and delivery, mother-baby, antepartum, gynecology, or ambulatory women's health are excellent candidates
for nurse-midwifery education. For non-nurses, education and /or work experience in fields such as
childbirth education, doula, lactation consultant, health education, counseling, public health and
international health all provide a strong background for graduate nurse-midwifery education.
Distance learning opportunities are available.
The University of Washington graduate nurse-midwifery education program is fully accredited by the
ACNM Accreditation Commission
for Midwifery Education (formerly ACNM Division of Accreditation).
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