Nurse-Midwifery/Women's Health NP
Kimberly Trout - Program Director
Kimberly K. Trout, Ph.D., CNM, has practiced as a nurse midwife in rural and urban settings. She researches nutrition during prenatal care, especially for vulnerable populations at higher risk for obesity and diabetes.
The Nurse-Midwifery/ Women's Health Nurse Practitioner program is designed to prepare the graduate to manage a woman's normal obstetrical and gynecological needs during the childbearing years, to manage the care of the normal newborn, and to provide primary care to women throughout the lifespan.
This Web site provides information about the on-campus Nurse- Midwifery/Women's Health Nurse Practitioner program.
Online Option: To learn more about the online option for Georgetown's Nurse-Midwifery/Women's Health Nurse Practitioner program, please click here.
The nationally ranked program:
- Offers clinical placements arranged in local or out-of-state hospitals and outpatient clinical sites, including freestanding birth centers
- Is 49 credit hours
- Prepares graduates to take the certification examination
- Is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME).
- Is currently offered as a full-time program.
Graduate outcomes data:
- Of the most recent graduating class, 92 percent of the students who enrolled in fall 2010 graduated in December 2011.
- Of the most recent graduating class, 92 percent of the students passed the certification examination on the first attempt. The remainder passed on the second attempt.
ACNM Notice Inviting Third Party Comments
"The nurse-midwifery education program at Georgetown University, of Washington, DC, is scheduled to be reviewed by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education’s (ACME)* Board of Review (BOR) for continuing accreditation in June 2012.
ACME seeks input from the public and other interested parties about the quality and conduct of this nurse-midwifery education program. In all instances, comments must directly relate to the continuing accreditation of this program and the ACME Criteria for Programmatic Accreditation, December 2009 (revised November 2010). Members of the public must cite the particular criterion of concern in their comments. The criteria can be found online at www.midwife.org/Accreditation at the bottom of the page, at the bulleted 'ACME Documents.'
Written comments will be included with other program materials reviewed by the BOR. Comments may be sent by email to jburke@acnm.org or by US mail to ACME, 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Comments are due to ACME by January 9, 2012."
Useful Forms and Links
The Nurse-Midwifery Program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME). They can be reached at:
ACME National Office
8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550
Silver Spring, MD 20910-6374
Phone: (240) 485-1800
http://www.midwife.org/Accreditation
