Nurse-Midwifery/Family Nurse Practitioner (NMW/FNP)
Do you want to practice as a nurse-midwife who is also prepared as a family nurse practitioner to care for children and families – delivering comprehensive care to individuals from preconception through adulthood? This dual-focus program will prepare you. It’s especially popular among those choosing to work in rural or international locations.
What Will You Do as Certified Nurse-Midwife/Family Nurse Practitioner?
As a result of the nurse-midwifery specialty courses, you will be prepared to manage the obstetric and primary health care needs of women across the lifespan as well as newborn infants. Curriculum and clinical experiences in the Family Nurse Practitioner program will expand your delivery of primary care to children and men, so that you can also treat these individuals with acute illnesses such as bronchitis or headache and chronic illnesses such as diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity. Preventive health services, patient education, disease management, illness prevention and other kinds of care are provided within the context of family and community. Through the combination of specialties, you will be prepared as a family nurse practitioner and midwife to deliver comprehensive primary care to individuals from preconception through adulthood.
How Will Vanderbilt Prepare You for Practice?
This dual-focus program is built upon respected, successful specialties offered by Vanderbilt School of Nursing.
The Nurse-Midwifery Program is one of the largest U.S. programs offered in a university setting, where students have the benefits of a rigorous education and varied clinical experiences, while having a high level of faculty support and involvement. It is fully accredited by the Division of Accreditation of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM).*
The Family Nurse Practitioner Program at Vanderbilt is one of the oldest and most progressive in the country. Rich in experience and resources, the majority of faculty are seasoned FNP professionals who are actively involved in clinical practice in today’s managed care environment.
Cutting-edge clinical practice sites and extensive research opportunities will give you an advantage in your development as an advanced practice health care delivery specialist.
Visit these two program sites to learn more.
Program Directors
Nurse-Midwifery Program
Program Director
Mavis Schorn, MS, CNM
Professor Schorn joined the faculty at Vanderbilt in 2002 with extensive experience in clinical practice in the underserved as well as private practice areas. She participated in the initial development of the nurse-midwifery program at The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) in Galveston, Texas, while on the faculty at UTHSC. She was also a founding member of the first collaborative model hospital based private practice in Houston, Texas. Her goal is to guide students to develop a thirst for new knowledge while providing excellent care in the clinical setting. She would like to see all graduates look for opportunities to continue knowledge development whether it is through ongoing personal education, teaching future nurse-midwifery students or pursuing research interests. Professor Schorn is active in the Vanderbilt nurse-midwifery practice. Her personal goal to ongoing knowledge development is reflected in her interest in applied clinical research. Articles have been published in the Journal of Policy, Politics and Nursing Practice and The Journal of Nurse-Midwifery.
Family Nurse Practitioner Program
Program Director
Randolph R. Rasch, PhD, RN, CS, FNP, FAANP
Dr. Randolph Rasch is Professor and Program Director for the Family Nurse Practitioner specialty. He has more than 15 years of experience in the education of advanced practice nurses, specifically FNPs. Dr. Rasch also has more than 20 years of experience in clinical practice and administration in primary care and public health nursing. He holds the Bachelor of Science (nursing major) from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan; the Master of Science in Nursing (FNP) from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing; and the Doctor of Philosophy (nursing) from The University of Texas at Austin. Most recently, Dr. Rasch was the Coordinator of the Family Nurse Practitioner Program in the School of Nursing at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, one of the three oldest FNP programs in the country. Dr. Rasch has done research in the areas of men’s health, HIV risk reduction in substance users and the information needs of nurse practitioners. He is currently certified as a family nurse practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Dr. Rasch is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
*American College of Nurse-Midwives
Division of Accreditation
8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-6374
Phone: (240) 485.1845
Fax: (240) 485.1818
http://www.midwife.org
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-0498
1.800.USA.LEARN (1.800.872.5327)
