Planning to be a Nurse Midwife?

Welcome to the web site for the Parkland School of Nurse-Midwifery (PSNM)

PSNM is a basic certificate program in nurse-midwifery. PSNM is fully accredited by the American College of Nurse-Midwives Division of Accreditation, a health credentialling group recognized by the US Department of Education. There are less than fifty such programs in the United States.

Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) are registered nurses who have been educated in the two disciplines of nursing and midwifery. As stated in the philosophy of the American College of Nurse-Midwives, "Certified Nurse-Midwives believe that every individual has the right to safe, satisfying health care with respect for human dignity and cultural variations." Nurse-midwives care for women and their families prenatally, during birth, postpartally as well as providing basic gynecologic care to nonpregnant women throughout the life cycle.

Parkland Memorial Hospital is the primary clinical site for student nurse-midwives at PSNM. In 2002, more than 16,000 babies were born at this institution. Parkland Memorial Hospital (PMH) also has an active outpatient system so that women and families can be seen in communities all around the metropolitan area. Within this system, thousands of family planning, prenatal and pediatric visits occur annually. PSNM has a close affiliation with the nurse-midwives who work at PMH, as well as all the different members of the health care team, especially obstetrician gynecologists from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

Criteria for Admission includes the following:

	Possession of current unincumbered license to practice as a registered nurse in one of the fifty states or U.S. territories.
	Baccalaureate degree, not necessarily in nursing.
	Graduate level physical assessment course (completion or matriculation prerequisite for interview).
	Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater. GRE needed if GPA cumulative less than 3.0 with a score at least 1000 combined verbal and quantitative.
	Minimum of 1 year's experience in Maternal Child Health, preferably labor and delivery.
	Good physical health as evidenced by a recent examination
	Minimum of 1 years's experience in Maternal Child Health, preferably labor and delivery.
	Three letters of recommendation.
	Completion of application.
	Preference is given to applicants who commit to provide care to the medically indigent women of Dallas County.

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