Program Description
The professional Doctor of Midwifery degree is the first doctoral program in the United States designed to develop and enhance leadership skills specifically for midwives. Students will pursue scholarship and research to advance clinical practice, education, policy, or administration. In addition to coursework, all doctoral students complete an Advances in Midwifery (AIM) project in an interest area they develop with close mentorship from program faculty.
Curriculum: 35.5 Credits
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| MIDW 501 | Orientation Residency | 1 |
| MIDW 810 | Epidemio for Mid & Womens Hlth | 3 |
| MIDW 805 | Organizational Change | 3 |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Spring | ||
| MIDW 811 | Leadership in Midwifery Health | 2 |
| MIDW 712 | Introduction to Health Policy | 3 |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Summer | ||
| MIDW 813 | Case Studies in Mid Clin Adm | 2 |
| MIDW 807 | Data Driven Mid&Womens Hlthcre | 1.5 |
| Credits | 3.5 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MIDW 800 | Curr Issues in Mid & Women Hlt | 2 |
| MIDW 821 | AIM Prj Desgn & Methods | 2 |
| Credits | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| MIDW 812 | Professional Communication | 3 |
| MIDW 822 | AIM Operations Workshop | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| MIDW 815 | Grant Writing | 3 |
MIDW 826 |
Optional Elective | |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MIDW 823 | AIM Implementation Workshop | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| MIDW 825 | AIM Dissemination Workshop | 1 |
| MIDW 824 | 3 | |
| Credits | 4 | |
| Total Credits | 35.5 | |