Program Overview

Doctor of Midwifery Program

The Doctor of Midwifery program at Jefferson is designed to develop leadership skills for mid-career midwives. This professional doctoral program is the first of its kind and aims to bring midwives to the forefront of reproductive, maternity, newborn, and wellness care.

Program Overview

• The program is offered online and consists of 35.5 credits.
• It is a part-time program that starts in the fall semester and takes three years to complete.
• The program seeks to advance midwifery-specific expertise, leadership, and scholarship.

Program Highlights

• Students will work on a multi-semester Advances in Midwifery project, addressing a real-world issue under close mentorship.
• The project involves producing professional products, including review articles, grant proposals, public presentations, and posters.
• By the end of the program, students will produce at least one work for submission to a peer-reviewed venue and a substantive doctoral project report.

Accreditation

• Although the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education does not accredit post-professional degree programs, the Doctor of Midwifery program curriculum is designed to be consistent with the American College of Nurse-Midwives Practice Doctorate in Midwifery competencies.
• Jefferson is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education to provide professional doctoral degrees.

Curriculum

• The program is available as a part-time program, starting during the fall semester.
• The curriculum is designed to advance clinical practice, education, policy, or administration by uncovering new strategies and applying principles of implementation science.

Program Goals

• The program aims to develop leadership skills for midwives, advancing their professional presence and influence in the field.
• It seeks to bring midwives to the forefront of reproductive, maternity, newborn, and wellness care, promoting midwifery-specific expertise, leadership, and scholarship.