University of California, San Francisco offers its Nurse-Midwifery specialty degree program as a 2-year Master of Science degree, a 3-year RN to Master of Science option for non-nurse applicants and as a 2-year post-masters certificate for nurses with a graduate degree. Students gain hands-on experience with a first-year clinical rotation at San Francisco General Hospital through the conclusion of the second year, which ends with 10 weeks of full-time rotation at clinics around the state. Graduates may sit for the Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) license exam from California's board of nursing.
University of California, San Francisco
Midwifery/Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Program
Amy Levi, RN, PhD, WHNP-BC, CNM
2 Koret Way, #N-411K
San Francisco, CA 94143-0606
415-206-4761
nurseweb.ucsf.edu
The University of Cincinnati nurse-midwifery program combines 87 credit hours of online instruction with 900 clinical hours under the supervision of an approved certified nurse-midwife preceptor. The school designed the self-paced program for completion in 2.5 years, or approximately 10 academic quarters. Students work on a master's capstone project in the final quarter that focuses on applying their acquired training for evaluating and improving specific client and clinical situations. Graduates can sit for the certification exam administered by the American Midwifery Certification Board, Inc.
University of Cincinnati
College of Nursing
PO Box 210038
Cincinnati, OH 45221
513-558-5500
866-225-676 toll-free
nursingonline.uc.edu
Students can elect for a 53-credit hour nurse-midwifery master's degree or a 66-credit hour combined nurse-midwifery/family nurse practitioner program at the Vanderbilt School of Nursing. Depending on your academic credentials, the nurse-midwifery program can take between four and seven semesters for completion with full-time attendance. The dual-focus curriculum takes one semester longer to complete. The school reviews post-master's student transcripts to determine program length requirements. Non-nurses with a bachelor's degree in another discipline may join the program.
Vanderbilt School of Nursing
Nurse-Midwifery Program
420 Godchaux Hall 461
21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37240
615-343-5876
888-333-9192 toll-free
nursing.vanderbilt.edu
The Yale University School of Nursing combines 50.1 semester credit hours of classroom instruction with 1,350 hours of clinical work for the master in nursing in nurse-midwifery. Full time attendance results in a 2-year course length, and part-time students will take 3 years to finish the program. The curriculum enables graduates to sit for the American Midwifery Certification Board exam, and work as a nurse-midwife in an independent, leadership role. Independent study and elective opportunities help students round their skills in specialized focus areas.
Yale University School of Nursing
P.O. Box 9740
New Haven, CT 06536-0740
203-785-2389
nursing.yale.edu