The new International Clinical Placement Standards should be out next week. If you've sent me logs lately, I apologize--I am working on logs 2+ hours a day and I am still behind. I am trying to catch up. I promise. (Don't stop sending them to me. Just be patient.)
Also, the Test Request deadline for taking the February 2014 NARM exam is next week: November 1. I've received documents from the students who told me they were taking the exam already and I will be in contact with them after the deadline about any additional paperwork that's needed but if you are planning to take the NARM next February, please let me know ASAP!
Finally, a note about FORMS for taking the NARM. When you start primary births, or continuity of care births, I would encourage you to download these 3 forms:
Form 200-NARM Continuity of Care form (available from this link: http://narm.org/equivalency-applicants/meac-download-application-forms/ -make sure you get the right one for your "program"--if you don't know if you're new or old, you're probably new.)
Form 204-NARM Out of Hospital Birth form (same link as above)
MEAC Continuity of Care form (downloadable from the Clinical Program tab on your left).
If you have COC and OOH forms from the old clinical handbook, or that say MCU on them, NARM is now requesting that you use ONLY THEIR FORMS, not any others. If you already filled out old/out of date forms, don't panic. They can still take them if you can't get the new forms filled out, but they really prefer their forms over ours (I know, I'm trying not to take it personally either. Send chocolate). Certainly, if you haven't done your COCs yet, these will be good to have on hand!
The MEAC form replaces the need to send charts in for Continuity of Cares--much simpler and more compact, but it does need to be signed by your preceptor. If you have chart copies instead and no way to get your preceptor to sign the MEAC form, it will be ok, but again, the MEAC form is much preferred.
Hope you're all doing well--enjoy some apple cider this weekend, especially those ladies who took the NARM at the MANA conference yesterday. Woohoo!
Sarah
