All Posts: nurse midwifery program

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School of Nursing AHEC Scholars Gain Critical Clinical Experience

Working in underserved communities through the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Scholars Program is delivering a lasting impact for many nursing students who often decide to…

March 28, 2024

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Georgetown Nursing Faculty Teach ‘Helping Babies Breathe’ Program to Reduce Tanzania’s Neonatal Mortality Rate

Georgetown nursing faculty members, alongside their Tanzania counterparts, trained dozens of nurse-midwives to perform a highly effective, yet simple strategy that can prevent up…

March 18, 2024

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A Learning Celebration

An afternoon symposium capped a series of educational events tied to the nurse-midwifery program.…

October 13, 2023

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Nurse-Midwives from Yesterday and Today Celebrate 50th Anniversary at Georgetown

A recognition of the 50th anniversary of midwifery education at Georgetown University culminated with a celebratory symposium and dinner that brought together alumni, faculty,…

October 13, 2023

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School of Nursing Alum to Speak About Justice and Joy at Midwifery Anniversary Celebration

In celebrating 50 years of the nurse-midwifery program at Georgetown, the School of Nursing chose to honor one of their own, Ebony Marcelle (N’04), CNM, MS, FACNM, with the…

September 22, 2023

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School of Nursing Graduate Student Embraces Yupik Lifestyle While Serving Underserved Populations in Rural Alaska

Lindsey Wagner (G’24) worked as a clinical instructor and nurse in Bethel, a small city in western Alaska, and will soon embark on new work serving Native peoples as she…

September 15, 2023

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Nursing Programs Implement Innovative Curriculum to Emphasize Health Equity

Recognizing a need to strategically weave health equity content throughout their courses, educators in the School of Nursing’s Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) and…

July 28, 2023

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Labor of Love: Georgetown’s Renowned Nurse-Midwifery Program Celebrates 50 Years

The first of its kind in the DC area and one of only 10 in the country when it launched in 1973, the midwifery program at Georgetown continues as it began: emphasizing holistic…

July 13, 2023

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Advancing Jesuit Values Through Advocacy

Deepening their commitment to the Jesuit values of “people for others” and pursuit of social justice, graduate students from Georgetown’s Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health…

April 25, 2023

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Nurse-Midwifery Alumna on a Mission to Improve Maternal Health in Zanzibar

Driven by the belief that women should not have to put their life at risk if they chose to become pregnant, nurse-midwifery alum Nafisa Jiddawi (M’14), FNP-C, WHNP-BC, CNM,…

March 10, 2023