Midwifery (MS or Certificate) / Doctor of Midwifery Dual Degree
At a Glance
Contact
Position:
Assistant Professor, Program Director
Email:
215-951-2525
Contact
Name:
Midwifery & Women’s Health Programs
Organization:
Jefferson – Center City Campus
130 S. Ninth Street
Suite 960
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Contact Number(s):
The curriculum outlined below is the Master of Science / Doctor of Midwifery Dual Degree curriculum. Post-Graduate Certificate students have an independent plan of study that gives credit and/or allows challenges of equivalent courses taken in a prior health studies master’s degree program.
Pre-Fall (Certified Midwife pathway only):
- Basic Health Skills
- Environments of Health care
Fall:
- Orientation (4 day On-Campus Residency)
- Theoretical Foundations of Midwifery
Spring:
- Evidence Based Care: Eval Research
- Advanced Health Assessment
- Current Issues
Summer:
- Reproductive & Sexual Healthcare
- Advanced Pharmacology I
- Midwifery Business Case Studies
- Clinical Basic Skills for Midwifery Practice (CM pathway students only)
Fall:
- 610 Antepartum Care
- Postpartum/Newborn Care
- Epidemiology for Midwifery
Spring
- Intrapartum Care
- Advanced Pharmacology II
- Health Policy
Summer
- Preparation for Office-based Practice (4 day on-campus intensive)
- Embryology and Genetics
- Midwifery Care in Ambulatory Settings (clinical)
Fall
- Advanced Perinatal Pathophysiology
- Midwifery Care in Ambulatory Settings II
- Organizational change
Spring
- Preparation for Full-Scope Practice (5 day on campus intensive)
- Professional Issues
- MIDW-633 Full Scope Midwifery Care I
Summer
- MIDW-634 Full Scope Midwifery Care II
- MIDW.807 Data Driven Midwifery
**MS conferred. Must pass American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB) Boards**
Fall:
- AIM project Design & Methods
- Leadership
Spring:
- AIM Operations
- Professional Communications
Summer:
- Grant writing
- Writing Workshop (elective)
Fall:
- AIM Implementation
Spring:
- AIM Analysis Workshop
Summer
- AIM Dissemination Workshop
- Presentation of final AIM project at Midwifery Thinks! symposium