NHS Professor Elected President of ACNM Foundation
CONTACT: Gegor Directs Nationally Ranked Nurse Midwifery Program at Georgetown University Washington, D.C.—Carolyn Gegor, MS, CNM, program director of the nationally ranked Nurse Midwifery Program at Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS), was recently elected president of the American College of Nurse-Midwives Foundation. The foundation held the election during the 52nd annual meeting of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), which took place in Chicago from May 25-31. Created by members of the ACNM in 1967, the foundation advances public knowledge and understanding of nurse midwifery. “I am deeply honored to accept the position of president of the American College of Nurse-Midwives Foundation,” said Gegor. “Our work together will advance the field of nurse midwifery and ensure that the very latest research will benefit the health of mothers-to-be and children.” Since 2005, Gegor has served as program director of the Nurse Midwifery Program at NHS. Between 2003 and 2005, she was a faculty member in the program. Before Georgetown, she served as assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of the Division of Midwifery at the University of Maryland’s School of Medicine. She is an ACNM fellow and a co-author of the well-known book Varney’s Midwifery. As president, Gegor will oversee the work of the foundation, which includes sponsorship of students, surveys, and research; publication of scientific and educational materials; granting scholarships to nurse midwifery students and post-graduates; sponsoring educational and scientific meetings, and awarding fellowships for midwives in doctoral or post-doctoral studies. “Carolyn’s new role exemplifies the type of service that Georgetown University faculty members perform to make global impact,” said NHS Dean Bette Keltner, Ph.D. “Such service influences the NHS mission ‘to improve the health and well being of all people’ and extends the reach of the university.” Also at the Chicago event, Mayri Sagady Leslie, MSN, a certified nurse midwife who teaches at NHS, earned the Kitty Ernst Award, as well as the Hazel Corbin/Childbirth Connection Grant for Evidence-Based Midwifery Care. The Ernst Award, given by ACNM, honors a certified nurse-midwife who has demonstrated innovative, creative endeavors in clinical practice, education, administration, or research relating to midwifery and women’s health. The purpose of the Corbin Grant, awarded by ACNM Foundation, is to further understanding of the safety and/or effectiveness of midwifery practices for mothers and newborns. With it, Sagady Leslie will help develop an interactive Web-based project that will provide an evidence-based, decision-making tool for mothers-to-be. In addition, Erin Wright, a graduate student in Georgetown’s Nurse Midwifery Program, received the foundation’s Varney Participant Award, which goes to students who show promise for midwifery leadership and an interest in using those leadership skills through ACNM. The recipients have the opportunity to learn leadership skills from Helen Varney Burst, lead author of Varney’s Midwifery. ***About NHS: The School of Nursing & Health Studies translates science into outcomes that benefit the public’s health. NHS lives its mission “to improve the health and well being of all people” through innovative educational and research programs. The school houses a multimillion-dollar research portfolio and includes the Departments of Health Systems Administration, Human Science, International Health, and Nursing, as well as the Center on Health and Education and--in partnership with Georgetown University Law Center--the Linda and Timothy O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law.
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