University of Cincinnati Jan 2015

ReneeRN0521 · Nov 3, 2014

I start in January 2015 too!!! I am super excited and ready to register for classes, get my books, and get started. Do you have preceptors picked out yet?? That has so far been the most stressful part. I can't get anyone to contact me back and there are no midwives that practice in the hospital that will take students. So I know I'm going to have to go out of state for clinical but i just wish someone that I have contacted would contact me back. Fingers crossed. I look forward to getting to know you more throughout the next two years!

sarahNM · Nov 4, 2014

Hi Renee!!

Nice to meet you! What state are you in? I'm in Illinois and it will also be a problem for me to find preceptors since most hospital based midwives are contracted with University of Illinois in Chicago. I havn't started researching out yet because most midwives need to see a contract or something first. It will definitely be a challenge though. Can't wait to register and learn more about the flow of the program. Good luck to you!

nursingschooldiva, APRN · Dec 1, 2014

I am an labor and delivery nurse awaiting my acceptance for jan 2015 for the midwifery program. How long did you have to wait to know if you have been accepted?

nursingschooldiva, APRN · Dec 1, 2014

I am happy for you. I am a labor and delivery nurse awaiting for my acceptance to the midwifery program jan 2015. I know we have to do ob dr as well as midwifes. you just have to ask around for clinicals.

ReneeRN0521 · Dec 3, 2014

I was accepted about 2 weeks after I had all of my stuff turned in but it was in early September way before the deadline. I was told that the earlier you apply the faster you hear back, and since the number of applications increase the closer to the deadline it takes longer to go through them all.

nursingschooldiva, APRN · Dec 3, 2014

have you know others that have went to this program? have you heard good things about the program? did you get books and supplies yet? if so were they reasonably priced? did they contact you via email or mail or both? I keep waiting for an email. did you find preceptors yet? do you work in maternal child? maybe we can network and keep in contact with one another during this process.

nursingschooldiva, APRN · Dec 3, 2014

have you know others that have went to this program? have you heard good things about the program? did you get books and supplies yet? if so were they reasonably priced? did they contact you via email or mail or both? I keep waiting for an email. did you find preceptors yet? do you work in maternal child? maybe we can network and keep in contact with one another during this process.

Simplyroses · Dec 3, 2014

I start in January 2015 too!!! I am super excited and ready to register for classes, get my books, and get started. Do you have preceptors picked out yet?? That has so far been the most stressful part. I can't get anyone to contact me back and there are no midwives that practice in the hospital that will take students. So I know I'm going to have to go out of state for clinical but i just wish someone that I have contacted would contact me back. Fingers crossed. I look forward to getting to know you more throughout the next two years!

The clinical rotations are the most crucial part of graduate school. Any intelligent, self-directed nurse can do the didactic from home. I would suggest you investigate programs that are invested in you as a student and will find and vet your preceptors. It is a very different experience to follow someone around for the day as opposed to having a preceptor who will challenge you and bring you further than you can bring yourself. Vanderbilt on-line will arrange your preceptors. OHSU, u of Colorado, and U Penn all have faculty practices at which you can do clinicals. Good luck either way!

nursingschooldiva, APRN · Dec 3, 2014

I have tons of ob physicians and midwives from my work who are willing to precept me during school. Im concerning about the stabililty of the the program and how other students have viewed the program,

ReneeRN0521 · Dec 6, 2014

So I have found 2 CNM's that have agreed to probably be my preceptors but they can't commit 100% this far in advance (I have a ton of WHNP options for the first semester of clinical I just needed to find CNM preceptors for the other 3 semesters of clinical. One of those midwives actually graduated from the University of Cincinnati so that makes me really excited since she will have been there done that. My biggest hurdle with finding a preceptor was that there are no midwives in my area and I have to travel approximately 200-300 miles to even find a midwife. I will end up traveling about 4 1/2 hours to reach the midwives I found but like I told them I am willing to do whatever it takes. :)

Honestly I had never heard of this program before I started investigating my options. The state I live in had at the time not approved Frontier which was my first option so I only had 2 programs to choose from University of Cincinnati and Georgetown and that just came down to price. Now Frontier is approved but after going through the process I like the way the University of Cincinnati program is laid out better than Frontier's so I am happy with my choice.

I have looked up all the books on Amazon but haven't bought anything yet. I am waiting for my tuition reimbursement check from work to come in at the end of December before I buy them. I think for the first semester they are around $300 or so. I don't know what other supplies will be necessary, I have my welcome call with the program director next week and will find out more then.

When I got admitted I received an email and then my enrollment adviser called me a few days later (I received the email at 3PM on a Friday so she called me Monday or Tuesday) I would love to network and keep in touch I keep wondering how many of us there will be and would love to "meet" everybody once classes start.

ReneeRN0521 · Dec 6, 2014

I had to find a completely online program that was approved by my states Department of Higher Education leaving me only Georgetown and University of Cincinnati my choice initially came down to price, but now I am happy with my choice. I was super worried at first because I don't have a lot of options since there are no CNM's in my area (for like 200-300 miles) but it has all worked out in the end. :)