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I love catching babies but what I really find most rewarding is changing a woman's life by giving her exceptional care and empowering birth that stays with her through so many life events. If you are passionate about nurse-midwifery, follow that passion. Don't give up! Dream big! Work hard, follow through and you will reap the rewards.
Our Curriculum
Offers opportunities to critique and apply nursing theory and research as a scientific basis for nursing practice. Courses are sequential, with the curriculum building on content.
- NURS 501 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing - MSN Core Online (3)
- NURS 503 Research in Nursing - MSN Core Online (3)
- NURS 526 Advanced Pathophysiology - APRN Core Online (3)
- NURS 525 Primary Care Concepts (3)
- NURS 543 Pharmacological Principles of Clinical Therapeutics - APRN Core Online (3)
- NURS 540 Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning - APRN Core (3 credits – 2 didactic and 50 clinical lab hours)
- NURS 505 Health Care Policy, Systems & Financing for Advanced Practice Roles - MSN Core Online (3)
- NURS 548 Women’s Health (4 credits – 2 didactic, 100 clinical hours)
- NURS 544 Antepartum and Postpartum Care (4 credits – 2 didactic, 200 clinical hours and 16 lab hours)
- NURS 550 Intrapartum Care (3 credits – 2 didactic and 50 clinical lab hours)
- NURS 551 Newborn Care (1)
- NURS 553 Nurse-Midwifery Professional Practice (1)
- NURS 550 Intrapartum Care (6 credits – 1 didactic and 250 clinical hours)
- NURS 551 Newborn Care (2 credits – 1 didactic and 50 clinical hours)
- NURS 552 Evidenced-Based Care in Nurse-Midwifery (1)
- Elective (1)
- NURS 595 Advanced Nursing Field Work (7 credits – 350 clinical hours)
- NURS 597 Applied Examination (1)
Upon completion of the curriculum you with finish with 55 credits, 934 clinical hours and 116 lab hours total. All worth it to hold those babies in your arms.
Our Clinical Experiences
From hospitals to birthing centers and everything in between. You will have diverse clinical experiences from our highly qualified preceptors – faculty in the community. Your faculty liaison and our staff will support you along the way.
Simulating Real-World Experiences
Our state-of-the-art simulation labs allow for hands-on experiences in a safe, low risk environment. From birthing pants to delivering a baby from a high-fidelity manikin. Our faculty will provide you feedback as your peers provide your support.
Nurse-Midwifery Program
Learn more about our program, what to expect in your education and how we prepare for your career.
Nurse-Midwifery Program Contact
Nurse-Midwifery Concentration Coordinator, Clinician Educator
Laura Migliaccio, DNP, RN, CNM
College of Nursing
Building 228
Room 221
1 University of New Mexico