MSN Nurse-Midwifery Program

Your Education

• 14-week courses, summer start, 6 consecutive terms for 2 years.
• 55 credits in total, 934 clinical hours and 116 lab hours total.
• A mixture of online and hands-on in-person learning experiences throughout the program.
• 2/3 of your clinical rotations will be outside of Albuquerque.
• Clinical courses are taught in a block format. Our blocks include on-campus learning for the first two to three weeks. Followed by a dedicated four to five-week period of clinical rotation.
• When you complete this program, you will earn a Master of Science in Nursing.
• After graduation, you are eligible to sit for national nurse-midwifery certification and licensure exam through the American Midwifery Certification Board. Once you pass your exam, you are officially a certified nurse-midwife.

Explore the Curriculum

You Will Be Prepared.

• Analyze theoretical and empirical knowledge from the sciences and humanities, and apply this knowledge to the care of women and their infants within a family and community context.

• Identify the influence of economic, social and political trends on the effectiveness of health care delivery to women and infants.

• Provide safe and satisfying primary health care that supports individual rights and self-determination in a variety of settings, with emphasis on underserved and rural client populations. This includes clinical management of normal labor and delivery, care of the neonate and well-woman care.

• Apply skills in health assessment, teaching and counseling, with emphasis on self-help, wellness and the prevention of illness and disability.

• Communicate both verbally and in writing with various members of the health care delivery system, including keeping adequate documentation of nurse-midwifery care.

• Develop accurate and reflective self-evaluation skills of knowledge base and clinical performance.

• Demonstrate collaborative relationships with other health team members and with community groups for the planning, management and provision of health care for women and their infants.

• Demonstrate the socialization and conceptual awareness of the role and responsibilities of the nurse-midwife.

• Demonstrate a commitment to personal and professional growth and the growth of the profession through participation in professional organizations, community and scholarly activities, such as research, writing and teaching.

• Participate in quality assurance activities in the health care setting.

• Exemplify the ethical and moral obligations of professional service while interacting with clients and society in general.