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The Community-based Program consists of ten 2-week intensive academic sessions alternated with longer periods of clinical work with a midwife of the student’s choosing. This allows students to remain in their home regions for the majority of their training. The Community-based program starts in June every other year. Our next cohort will begin in June of 2010 and takes approximately 3 years to complete.
This program could be a good option for:
* Women who are not able to relocate due to family or other responsibilities, but could come for shorter, more intense academic sessions.
* Apprentices already working with a mentor midwife that would like to augment their theoretical learning in a classroom setting and receive a graduation certificate from a MEAC accredited program.
* Aspiring midwives who want an concentrated academic program.
The Community-based Midwifery Program differs from our other program in the following ways:
* Less time is spent at our facility in Bridgton, Maine.
* Classes are held five days per week during all academic sessions.
* Academic sessions are two weeks long and convene every other month to make it easier for students coming from long distances.
* Students who enroll in this program must have an apprenticeship site prearranged before coming to Birthwise in June. The midwife you choose must be licensed by the state, nationally certified, or have been practicing midwifery for a minimum of 3 years. If you need assistance finding a midwife to work with, Birthwise may give limited help in locating possible preceptors, although all arrangements will be negotiated between the preceptor and the student. Preceptors working with students in this program receive a stipend from Birthwise reflecting the amount of experience the student receives while in her practice.
In order to help broaden our student’s clinical experience, we encourage students to do a short rotation with a caregiver who provides well woman care, a breastfeeding consultant, and a childbirth educator. Students can work with more than one midwife during their apprenticeship and may travel overseas to a high volume birth site as part of her training.
Community-based Midwifery Program Academic Calendar:
During the two-week academic sessions, students attend classes 5 days per week from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm.
Semester I July - December 2010 (15.6 credits)
Specific dates of Academic Sessions to be determined
Orientation (June 17-18, 2010) 1.0 credits
Preceptorship 5.0 credits (150 hours)
Academic Session 1 (2 weeks of August 2010) 66 hours
History
Anatomy & Physiology 1
Physical Assessment .
Normal Pre-natal
Skills Practice Day
Academic Session 2: (2 weeks of October 2010) 70 hours
Anatomy & Physiology 1
Physical Assessment .
Normal Pre-natal
Internet Research
Informed Choice
Skills Practice Day
Semester 2 January - June, 2011 (18.7 credits)
Preceptorship 5.0 credits (150 hours)
Academic Session 3 (2 weeks of January 2011) 72 hours
Normal Labor & Birth
Anatomy & Physiology 2
Normal Pre-natal 2
Professional Issues: Charting
Skills Practice Days
Post Partum
Academic Session 4 (2 weeks of March 2011) 72 hours
Normal Labor & Birth
Post Partum
Normal Newborn I
Whole Foods Nutrition
Skills Practice Days
Academic Session 5 (2 weeks of June 2011) 72 hours
Normal Newborn 1
Therapeutic Nutrition and Supplementation
Counseling and WMH
Breastfeeding Seminar
Skills Practice Day
Prenatal Complications
Semester 3 July - December, 2011 (14.8 credits)
Preceptorship 10.0 credits (300 hours)
Academic Session 6: (2 weeks of August 2011) 72 hours
Counseling & WMH
Prenatal Complications
Waterbirth Seminar
Newborn Complications
Skills Practice Day
Professional Issues: Research Methods
Hospital Birth Seminar
Semester 4 January - June 2012 (19 credits)
Preceptorship 4.0 credits (120 hours)
Academic Session 7 (2 weeks of Jan 2012) 79 hours
Prenatal Complications
Newborn Complications
Professional Issues: Research Methods
Skills Practice Day
Botanicals
Complications of Labor & Birth
Independent Research
Academic Session 8 (2 weeks of March 2012) 78 hours
Complications of Labor & Birth
Botanicals
Professional Issues:
Ethics
Cultural Comp
Independent Research
Well Woman Care
Skills Practice Day
Birth Center Seminar
VBAC Seminar
Academic Session 9 (2 weeks of June 2012) 80 hours
Complications of Labor & Birth
Well Woman Care
Independent Research
Skills Practice Day
Lab Tests
Professional Issues: Business
Pharmacology
Semester 5 July - December 2012 (13.7 credits)
Preceptorship 9.0 credits (270 hours)
Academic Session 10 (2 weeks of August 2012) 76 hours
Complications of Labor & Birth
Lab Tests
Pharmacology
Professional Issues: Business
Professional Responsibilities
Homeopathy
Skills Practice Day
VBAC Seminar
Semester 6 July - December 2012 (14 credits)
Preceptorship 13.0 credits (450 hours)
Homecoming Workshop
Total credits for Program: 95.8
Total length: 36 months
Maximum length: 54 months
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