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Master’s Program 65Year TwoRequired Clinical Courses: 752a/b, 756a/b.Required Seminars: 571a, 641b, 717a, 717b, 751a, 757a/b.Required Research Course: 721a/b.Scholarly Inquiry Praxis.The course plans for scheduled part-time study in the specialty can be obtained from theStudent Affairs Office.nurse-midwifery specialtyLynette Ament, Director,Nurse-Midwifery SpecialtyThe Nurse-Midwifery curriculum is designed to prepareclinically competent nurse-midwives who provide familycenteredprimary health care to women. Clinical experienceswith individuals and groups, incorporated throughoutthe two years, emphasize use of a management process forproviding health care. Relevant research and concepts fromnursing, midwifery, medicine, and the sciences are studied toprovide a base of theory and rationale for clinical practice andprimary care. Students are expected to examine their nursemidwiferypractice critically and to develop beginning skillin the use and evaluation of research methods and statistics.Leadership capabilities are emphasized.Course and clinical work focus on the independent managementof primary care; care for women and newbornsduring pregnancy, birth, and postpartum periods; and family planning and gynecologicalcare. Students learn collaborative management of the care of women and newbornswith complications. Clinical practice takes place within health care systems that providefor medical consultation, collaborative management, and referral and is in accord withthe Standards for Nurse-Midwifery Practice of the American College of Nurse-Midwives.Electives and independent study offer opportunities for students to pursue individualeducational and professional goals. Upon satisfactory completion of the program,the student is eligible to take the Certification Examination of the American College ofNurse-Midwives Certification Council.The Nurse-Midwifery program of study is fully accredited by the American Collegeof Nurse-Midwives, Division of Accreditation, 818 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washingtondc 20006; telephone, 202.782.9897; Web site, http://www.acnm.org/.Year OneRequired Combined Clinical/Seminar Courses: 580a, 580b.Required Seminars: 581b, 583a.Required Research Courses: 525a/b, 529a.