Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Welcome (Back) for Winter Semester!

Happy 2014 Everyone! As you can see, I've made a few changes on the blog to celebrate, including a new calendar on the blog with upcoming clinical department events.


It's that time of the semester for Clinical Orientation! I have these dates scheduled and everyone's invited. Orientation is especially for new students, but students who have done it before are always welcome back and it DOES fulfill your Clinical Handbook assignment. So come join us for any of these sessions!

Clinical Orientation
Thursday, January 9 at 1:00 pm
Wednesday, January 15 at 9:00 am
Friday, January 24 at 12:00 noon (all times Mountain time zone)

We have a great clinical rounds lineup this winter. If you'd like to present, I have a couple of openings in April too.

Clinical Rounds
Wed Jan 22 at 12:00 pm - Sarah Simmons-Preterm Labor
Tue Feb 18 at 12:00 pm - Brianna Curtis
Wed Feb 19 at 11:00 am - Jodi Borsk
Thu Feb 20 at 12:00 pm - Rebecca Porter
Tue Mar 18 at 12:00 pm - Lisa Lycklama-Delayed Cord Clamping
Wed Mar 19 at 12:00 pm - Tina Craner-Postpartum Depression and Tongue Tie
Thu Mar 20 at 12:00 pm - Joella Pettigrew

There will be a new and improved Clinical Ground Rules presentation available for download next Monday, January 13.

Finally, I am looking for a few students from each of the following states/provinces to write a short paragraph about what is required for a midwifery license/registration in your state, in addition to a CPM or graduating from MCU. If you're willing to help with this project (which will eventually benefit students and potential students from all over the US and Canada), send me a quick email saying where you're from and how familiar you are with the license/registration process in your area. I'm especially looking for students from Washington, Utah, California, Montana, Idaho and Alberta right now. Just send me a message with "STATE OF MIDWIFERY" and then your state or province in the subject line.