Nurse-Midwifery Certificate
The Nurse-Midwifery Certificate program focuses on well-women's primary and reproductive health care needs throughout the lifespan.
KU’s Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) certificate, also known as Nurse Midwifery, prepares nurses for advanced practice nursing roles to provide preconception counseling, care during pregnancy and childbirth, immediate newborn care, gynecological services and care of peri-menopausal and post-menopausal women.
Students learn to provide preconception counseling, care during pregnancy and childbirth, immediate newborn care, gynecological services and care of peri-menopausal and post-menopausal women during this 25-credit-hour, 704 clinical practicum hour certificate program.
Students come to the KU Medical Center campus 2-5 times during the semesters in which practicum courses occur. Students also participate in synchronous learning by meeting online as a group with audio/computer interface each week for three hours.
Clinical practice sites are generally located in the Kansas City metropolitan area but may extend across the state of Kansas, Missouri, and other communities where students are located. Clinical hours in the midwifery courses are arranged with the course coordinator at the beginning of each semester.
The application deadline is June 1 for a Fall start.
View courses and plan of study.
Contact Deb Stratton at dstratton@kumc.edu to learn more about the post-master’s certificate program.
Nursing Licensure
This program prepares nurses who have completed an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) graduate education program from a nationally accredited school of nursing for an additional advanced practice specialty certification. APRN eligibility differs across states and may require a specialty certification. Specialty certifications are acquired through national exams that do not vary by state. For information on individual state's requirements, visit the National Councils of State Boards of Nursing website.
As of July 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education implemented Regulation 34 CFR 668.43 (a) (5) (v) that requires professional nursing programs to provide information on how their curriculum meets education requirements for professional licensing in each state. You may review KU School of Nursing's information on licensure by state.
Funded Nurse Training Programs
Qualified applicants may be eligible for federal funds up to $25,000 per year to apply towards the cost of this degree through Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-funded opportunities.