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Nurse Midwifery

Masters in Nursing with specialization in Nurse Midwifery began in fall 2004 as a joint program with Shenandoah University. The two-year program begins with the first year of advanced practice nursing content offered by Old Dominion in the Tidewater region and at eight TELTECHNET distance sites in Virginia. The second year will be offered by the midwifery program at Shenandoah University. The Master of Science in Nursing will be awarded by Old Dominion University and a certificate of midwifery specialty will be awarded by Shenandoah University. Graduates will be eligible to take the national midwifery certification examination. The program may be completed as a full-time or part-time program. The curriculum plans are listed below.

The obtain information about the program please contact Sue Parker, Program Assistant at 757-683-4298 or (sparker@odu.edu), Dr. Laurel Garzon, Graduate Program Director at 683-5250 or lgarzon@odu.edu or Mrs. Cindy Little, Role Coordinator at 757-683-5248 or clittle@odu.edu.