The Nurse-Midwifery Program at Shenandoah University offers a number of programs to meet the needs of each student.
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Masters of Science in Nurse-Midwifery
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Post Graduate Certificate in Midwifery
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RN to MSN track in Nurse-Midwifery
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Midwifery Initiative
Through our Midwifery Initiative you can even receive your Graduate degree from a collaborating school and receive your midwifery education at Shenandoah University:
Nurse-Midwifery at Shenandoah
The Nurse-Midwifery Curriculum is designed to provide the student with the necessary skills and knowledge to assume the role of a certified nurse-midwife in a variety of clinical settings pertinent to nurse-midwifery care. Didactic and clinical course content focuses on role development, assessment and management of women’s health, antepartal, intrapartal, postpartal, and neonatal periods as well as primary women’s health throughout the lifespan. Clinical experiences are in a wide variety of ambulatory and community rural and medically underserved health care settings appropriate to the nurse-midwifery track.
The graduates of the Shenandoah University Nurse-Midwifery Programs are qualified to take the National Certification Examination of the American Midwifery Certification Board which meets the licensure requirements for all states in the United States.
Pass/Graduation Rates
Graduation data for both full-time and part-time students:
| YEAR | TOTAL |
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2017 1st TIME TAKER PASS RATE | 80% |
| 2017 REPEAT TAKER PASS RATE | 100% |
| 1st TIME TAKER 3 YR PASS RATE (2015-2017) | 86% |
| REPEAT TAKER 3 YR PASS RATE (2015-2017) | 100% |
| 3 YR AGGREGATEPASS RATE (2015-2017) | 87% |
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Midwifery Curriculum Explanation for Applicants
Post Graduate Certificate Through Midwifery Initiative Information
Post Graduate Certificate in Midwifery Information Sheet
MSN in Nurse-Midwifery Information Sheet
Please contact Admissions for additional information at 540-665-4581
Academic Policies, Admission, Continuation, Graduation Requirements, tuition, fees and other related costs are available in the most recent Shenandoah University Catalog. To view a list of our catalogs by academic year please click here.
Precepting Health Profession Students Continuing Education (Free ACNM approved 3 hour continuing education course)
Explanation of Clinical Experiences for Students 2015-2016
Clinical Evaluation Tool (CET)
Explanation of the Curriculum for Preceptors
Fall Semester Information for Preceptors
Spring Semester Information for Preceptors
Summer Semester Information for Preceptors
Clinical Agency Evaluation Tool
Clinical Objectives as a Nurse-Midwifery Student:
Nurse-Midwifery Plans of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, MSN, Post Graduate Certificate, RN-MSN)
Fall Immersion Dates: 9/11/18 – 9/15/18
Fall Clinical Dates: 9/17/18 – 12/10/18
Link to Academic Calendars can be found under “For Applicants and Students”
The master’s degree in nursing and post-graduate certificate in nurse-midwifery is fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME), ACME National Office, 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Tel: 240-485-1802; www.midwife.org/acme.