Disaster Medicine and Management - Master's

Addressing Local, National and Global Needs Through Education and Research

Recent events in our nation and the world have focused attention on natural disasters, mass-casualty events and public-service disruptions resulting from terrorist threats, biological and chemical terrorism, war, tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, volcano activity and major power-grid disruptions. Additionally, society faces an increasing number of accidents involving hazardous materials. All of these situations cause immense hardship to people, animals, the environment, physical structures and our public infrastructure. They have also served to shine new light on the problems of disaster preparedness by public safety and emergency-medical services (EMS) and public-health systems.

The need for a highly organized disaster-preparedness infrastructure and individuals with expertise in this area is now readily apparent to the government and private sector, with disaster emergency planning and management becoming an expanding area of study in medicine, emergency-medical services, public safety, mental health, public health and the military. There is a 5-day on-site required for this program.

Masters of Science- Nurse-Midwife

Our 2 year program is a full time, graduate level, distance education program in midwifery for registered nurses (RN) and CM Pathway applicants who want to become midwives. The program begins with an orientation held at a distance with several sessions over several days. The program has integrated components of theory and practice, with six terms of study integrated with fours terms of clinical experience, and two on-campus sessions for intensive learning of hand skills, critical reflection and time to bond with classmates and faculty. The theoretical components are learned through readings, seminar discussions, and problem-based learning tutorials. Mastery is demonstrated through writing assignments, return demonstrations, quizzes and proctored examinations. The practice components are learned through a clinical practicum under the direction of a qualified midwife preceptor (clinical faculty). Applicants have a bachelor’s degree in any discipline and are either registered nurses or have completed the CM pathway and required pre-requisites. Graduates are eligible to sit for the national examination of the American Midwifery Certification Board to earn the credential CNM or CM.

Occupational Therapy - Master's

Post Masters Certificate - Nurse-Midwife

The Post-Master's Certificate in Midwifery is available for the individual who already has a master's degree in a health related discipline.

Admissions requirements are the same as the requirements for the MS in midwifery with the exception that applicants must have a master's in a health related discipline. Nurse Practitioners and other health care providers with a master’s or doctoral degree master's degree may be eligible for our advanced placement option.