Nurse midwifery programs expand access in rural areas

A collaboration between the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences and the University of Minnesota School of Nursing will expand the nurse-midwifery workforce in the Upper Midwest and increase access to care in rural areas. The program, set to begin in fall 2024, will enable students admitted to the University of Minnesota’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program to complete about 1,000 hours of required clinical training at Mayo Clinic hospitals in Minnesota and Wisconsin. University of Minnesota faculty and Mayo Clinic-certified nurse midwives, who hold adjunct faculty positions with the UMSN, will teach courses. (HealthLeaders Media article, 6/29/23)