EDUCATION NEWS
2013 Student Report Released at Annual Meeting
Student Issues Section identifies 4 main areas for improvement
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very year, students develop and present a report to the ACNM Board of Directors at the ACNM Annual Meeting. Below is a summary of their 2013 recommendations. View the full report at www.midwife.org/ students-and-new-grads.
teaching practices and curricula. • Promote “best practices” research in midwifery education. • Increase interprofessional education to prepare new graduates for practice. • Integrate new technology, including webinars and simulation.
BEST PRACTICES IN MIDWIFERY EDUCATION: We believe collegial sharing of information, resources, and ideas among programs promotes consistent quality.
RECOMMENDATIONS: • Enhance collaboration among midwifery educators to develop evidence-based
TRANSITION TO PRACTICE: New
graduates report difficulty in being considered for jobs, obtaining residency programs, and navigating state licensure.
RECOMMENDATIONS: • Outline of the certification process on the ACNM student webpage. • Include students in ACNM’s strategic
planning to facilitate hospital credentialing. • Prepare for certification and hospital privileging early in educational programs. • Give more workshops/webinars on the roadmap through graduation, certification, and first job. • Continue ACNM Residency/Internship Task Force and the option of residency/ internship programs for new grads.
PRECEPTOR AVAILABILITY: Limited
preceptor availability and professional liability requirements limit the number of student positions available.
RECOMMENDATIONS: • Develop a “Push for Preceptors” Day. • Create a service to match potential preceptors with students. • Add interested midwives to the preceptor database. • Consider incentives for preceptors.
JOURNAL OF MIDWIFERY & WOMEN’S HEALTH
Affordable Online CE from JMWH
id you know ACNM members have convenient online access to the Journal’s continuing education offerings? Offerings now include Pharmacology Part II (November/December 2011), Gynecology Parts I and II (May/June and November/ December 2012, respectively), and the newest CEU offering, Health Education and Promotion, published in the May/June 2013 issue. The November/December 2013 CEU issue of JMWH will focus on postpartum and newborn care. Each of these issues is eligible for 2.0 CEUs The 2014 JMWH CEU issues will inclusive of 2.0 pharmacology CEUs (20 contact hours focus on intrapartum care. If you inclusive of 20 pharmacology hours). are interested in submitting a ? We now offer new benefits: single-article CEUs in non-research manuscript related to intrapartum care, please every issue except the 2 CEU theme issues. In 2013, e-mail your proposed topic to we’ve published single-article CEUs on irritable bowel JMWH Editor-in-Chief Dr. Frances syndrome and prostaglandins for induction of labor Likis, CNM, at [email protected]. with more to come in the July/August and September/ October issues. Also new in 2013 is a 33% member discount on CEUs for theme issues and a 20% member discount on CEUs for single articles. To get CEUs online, create a separate, free JMWH CEU account using the Not Registered? link at the top of www.jmwhce.org. Log in to purchase by credit card the 2 tokens required for each CEU issue, select a theme issue course, and take the associated test. Tests must be completed in one sitting, so read the content beforehand and allow yourself enough time to complete the entire test. All content is found at www.jmwh.org; remember to log in through www.midwife.org to get free ACNM member access. After submitting the answer sheet, select the Click Here to Hand In banner at the top of the course page to access the payment page and final steps of course completion. Purchase Option 1 lets you apply your pre-purchased CE tokens to your test, complete the Participant Feedback Form, and receive your certificate of completion via e-mail. By obtaining your JMWH CEUs online, you can instantly download, save, and print your certificate. Your CEUs are saved in the Earned Certificate section of the site for future reference. We want continuing education through www.jmwhce.org to be convenient and userfriendly, and we welcome your feedback at [email protected]. ?
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CERTIFIED MIDWIVES: Future
certified midwives face additional burdens including limited third party reimbursement, exclusion from the ACA, inability to qualify for HRSA loan repayment, restricted prescriptive authority, and lack of understanding of the CM credential among ACNM members and potential preceptors.
RECOMMENDATIONS: • Involve students and recent graduates in discussions regarding inclusion of CMs in the Medicare Equity provision and plans toward inclusion of CM students in the HRSA loan repayment program. • Highlight the CM pathway when addressing preceptor issues and provide materials about the CM pathway. • Have ACNM’s affiliates consider opportunities for both SMs and SNMs in the advancement of the CM credential.?
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