Mercy In Action Midwifery Academic Intensive School
On-going enrollment: one year of Reading Assignments with 3-month Academic Intensive Session
Next Academic Intensive Session starts:
September 3 - November 19, 2013 Boise, Idaho
This is a program of study whereby you begin learning Anatomy and Physiology of Childbirth on your own, and begin reading and writing book reports, then also attend an intensive 3 month academic session held in Boise, Idaho each fall. It is 18 months worth of midwifery academics compressed into an immersion experience. Elements of guided research, lecture, demonstrations, reading, writing, and student review will all contribute to an in-depth midwifery education in a short time-frame. During this time, students complete academic foundations of midwifery knowledge to be prepared for an eventual clinical apprenticeship, with the goal of qualifying to become a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) through the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) through the PEP process route. This program is recommended for midwifery students who do not have young children, as it involves 8-10 hour days of intensive school work for the three months. But for those who are pre-or post- young children raising, it is an excellent way to immerse in the study of birth, and meet important requirements for gaining academic midwifery knowledge. It is also a real bonding time with fellow students and teachers. The only pre-requisite is being 18 years of age or older, and having finished high school or earned a GED. This is an academic course only; if you plan to be certified or licensed, you will need to find a clinical preceptor separately for an apprenticeship.
Cost: $3,000 for the semester
Students who live in the on-site school dorm pay an additional $1500 for the semester for lodging and food.
Instructors are Rose Penwell, CPM, LM, BSM, BS* and Ian Penwell, CPM,LM,ASM,DIM&PH **
*Rose: Certified Professional Midwife, Licensed Midwife, Bachelor of Science in Midwifery, Bachelor of Science in Sociology
**Ian: Certified Professional Midwife, Licensed Midwife, Associate of Science in Midwifery, Diploma in International Medicine and Public Health
As soon as you are accepted, you will be sent the book lists to begin the course work. Due to on-going enrollment, course work will span a full year. You can complete the reading anytime within that 12 months; it does not all have to be completed before attending the Intensive Academic Midwifery Session, which is held just once per year in the fall.
FOR MORE INFO ON THIS ACADEMIC SCHOOL, CLICK HERE
For those interested in Academics at a Distance:
Distance Learning can be completed in your own time frame; average is 12-18 months:
Mercy In Action also offers distance learning academics for midwifery education, which can be used to prepare for the the NARM PEP process toward becoming a Certified Professional Midwife, or for independent study regardless of where you will practice. This is something prospective midwife students or doulas can do at home in your spare time, and is a program especially beneficial to mothers with small children. You order the modules to work on as you have time, for $150 each, paying as you go; there is never a deadline. There are 18 modules covering the foundational academic knowledge necessary for midwifery practice, from fetal development through postpartum; normal first and then complications in each area. A quiz follows the completion of each module. A certificate of Completion for Academic Midwifery is awarded at the successful completion of all 18 modules with a score of 80% or above.
Optional: For those that wish, upon successful completion of all 18 modules, we will give you two more modules free of charge for learning about midwifery and newborn issues in the under-developed areas of the world.
Assignments are graded, and written comments given, by Certified Professional Midwives.
There is no pre-requisite for the distance program. This is an academic course only; if you plan to be certified or licensed, you will need to find a clinical preceptor separately for an apprenticeship.
FOR MORE INFO ON DISTANCE ACADEMICS AND A SAMPLE MODULE CLICK HERE
For a comparison of the two academic programs, go to our FAQ page:
NARM STUDY RETREAT
The NARM Study Retreat is held the week before each testing date. This is six days of focused review the week before the NARM Exam, with no distractions, taught and guided by Vicki Penwell, a midwife with experience preparing literally hundreds of students to pass NARM using this method of intense retreat review and practice the week before the exam. While there are no guarantees, a very high percentage of students who studied with Vicki have passed NARM the first time.
Click here for the NARM STUDY RETREAT
Cost: $950 for 6 days, includes food and lodging
Dates: The week before each NARM Exam in February and August
Taught by Vicki Penwell, CPM, LM
A word about midwifery school:
There are many routes to become a Certified Professional Midwife. You need to carefully read the NARM website. Usually it is best when midwife students can work with a variety of preceptors, and if you get some of your clinical experience in an out-of-country site, such as our Philippine internship, it is important to also apprentice with a North American midwife for some of your training. This is why we offer a-la-carte midwifery educational components. If you are working toward becoming a CPM through the Portfolio Evaluation Process (PEP), then some of your NARM requirements can be met through a combination of our academic and clinical programs, but you should also look for a midwife in your local area to apprentice under as well.
Blessings on the journey to becoming a midwife; may you find the path that is right for you.
Mercy In Action Midwifery Clinical Internships
Limited internships are available at our birth center in the Philippines. We are now accepting students who are in Phase One and Phase Two of the NARM PEP process.
FOR MORE INFO ON PHILIPPINE CLINICAL TRAINING, CLICK HERE
