Faculty Sketch

Deanna Pilkenton, CNM, MSN

Instructor, NMW Program

deanna.pilkenton@vanderbilt.edu

 

Academic/Clinical Interests:

• Out-of-hospital birth
• Student debriefing

 

Representative Publications

American College of Nurse-Midwives Annual Meeting, 5/2011
Debriefing: A critical communication method nurse-midwife educators and preceptors can use to solidify student learning.

 

Pilkenton D, Schorn M. Midwifery: A Career for Men in Nursing. Men in Nursing. 2008;
3(1):29-33

 

Honors & Awards

• ACNM Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award, 2009
• Founder’s Medalist, Vanderbilt University, School of Nursing, 2003