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Academic Calendar and Course of Study for the Nurse-Midwifery Education Program

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Fall - 1st Semester (15 weeks)

  • Classes begin Tuesday after Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving & Friday after Thanksgiving off
  • Finals week is week 15
  • Three weeks off between Fall and Spring semesters to work, do extra clinical work, etc.
  • Attendance at ACNM Annual Meeting is expected, date varies
Course of Study Fall - 1st Semester
Master's Courses
Thomas Jefferson University
 
Didactics
UI Hospitals & Clinics
  • Advanced Health Assessments
  • Primary Care in Midwifery (4)
  • Foundations in Ambulatory Midwifery (4)
  • Pharmacology 1 (1)
Experiences
UI Hospitals & Clinics
1/2 day of ambulatory clinical weekly, weeks 8-15.
Credits Total

0 hours
9 hours


9 total hours

Spring - 1st Semester (15 weeks)

  • Classes begin Monday before Martin Luther King Day
  • One week vacation in March
  • Finals week is week 15
  • Three weeks off between Spring and Summer semesters  
Course of Study Spring - 1st Semester
Master's Courses
Thomas Jefferson University
  • Health Policy (3)
Didactics
UI Hospitals & Clinics

 

  • Professional Issues and Community Health (2)
  • Advanced Ambulatory Care in Midwifery (4)
  • Pharmacology 2 (1)
Experiences
UI Hospitals & Clinics
2 x 1/2 day ambulatory clinical weekly.
Credits Total

3 hours
7 hours


10 total hours

Summer Semester (12 weeks)

  • Classes begin the end of May
  • 1st week may be the ACNM meeting
  • Finals week is week 12
  • Three weeks off between Summer and Fall
Course of Study Summer Semester
Master's Courses
Thomas Jefferson University

Elective: Opt for one (3)

  • Intro to Clinical Administration
  • Intro to Teaching Methods
  • Reproductive Health in Developing Nations
Didactics
UI Hospitals & Clinics
  • Intrapartum Care (4)
  • Mother / Baby (2)
  • Pharmacology 3 (1)
Experiences
UI Hospitals & Clinics
2 x 12-hour L&D shifts weekly, additional 1/2 day clinical experiences.
Credits Total

3 hours
7 hours


10 total hours

Fall - 2nd Semester (15 weeks)

  • Classes begin Tuesday after Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving & Friday after Thanksgiving off
  • Finals week is week 15
  • Three weeks off between Fall and Spring semesters to work, do extra clinical work, etc.
Course of Study Fall - 2nd Semester
Master's Courses
Thomas Jefferson University

Theoretical Foundations of Midwifery (3)

Didactics
UI Hospitals & Clinics
  • Intrapartum Complications (3)
  • Mother / Baby Complications (2)
  • Integrations 1 (2)
Experiences
UI Hospitals & Clinics
2 x 12-hour L&D shifts weekly, additional 1/2 day clinical experiences.
Credits Total

3 hours
7 hours


10 total hours

Spring - 2nd Semester (15 weeks)

  • Integration (starts Monday before Martin Luther King Day)
  • Graduation is the 1st or 2nd week of May
Course of Study Spring - 2nd Semester
Master's Courses
Thomas Jefferson University

Evidence-Based Care: Evaluation of Research (3)

Didactics
UI Hospitals & Clinics
  • Integrations 2 (8)
Experiences
UI Hospitals & Clinics
Full time clinical CNM schedule.
Credits Total

3 hours
8 hours


11 total hours

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