Nurse Midwifery and Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Graduate Program

This program is dedicated to educating health care professionals who will meet the health needs of geographically and ethnically diverse populations.

Today, few careers are more rewarding than becoming a nurse midwife (NMW) or women's health nurse practitioner (WHNP)

Nurse midwives and woman's health nurse practitioners provide women with primary healthcare before, during and after pregnancy. From issue-specific gynecological care to preventive and general healthcare, WHNPs and NMWs provide health services essential to women of all ages.

Career choices are plentiful for both NMWs and WHNPs. As part of a clinical practice, working independently, serving in a hospital environment or sharing their passion and knowledge through education, NMWs and WHNPs enrich communities with skills in and understanding of women's health.

Program Highlights

• In the top ten programs in the country
• In-state tuition available see list of states
• Beginning students are mentored with unique faculty practice
• High faculty to student ratio (1 to 1 ratio in the clinical setting)
• Second year of program can be completed in your home community
• Oldest program of its kind west of the Mississippi, Accredited by the ACME*
• Complete two specialty concurrently
• Each specialty program can be modified to a part time and/or post masters program of study.

Program Specific Requirement

• Preference given to applicants with at least a year of labor & delivery nursing experience
• Neonatal resuscitation certification
• Fetal monitoring certification
• Completion of an upper -division physiology course within 5 years

*ACME Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (formerly the ACNM Division of Accreditation)
8403 Colesville Road Suite 1550
Silver Spring, MD 20910-6374
phone 240-485-1800

Inquiries can be addressed to the Office of Academic Affairs/Student Services at (801) 581-3414 or request information or to Renee Mixco, Program Manager, Nurse Midwifery and Women's Health Graduate Program at (801) 587-7605, or email: renee.mixco@nurs.utah.edu.

Applicants for the NMW and WHNP Program must meet all requirements set forth by the College of Nursing and the University of Utah Graduate School

Program of Study Notes:

• Programs of study are able to be individualized. (work closely with your advisor)
• Part time option available.
• *Core courses (in suggested semester).
• **Thesis option available (N6970 replaces N6888) a total of at least 6 credit hours over several semesters. (work closely with your advisor.)