[Belinda-wales]

Many of you wil know that I am a uk trained nurse midwife with over 20 yrs experience and whilst my nursing qualification was easy to convert my midwifery qualification is another story - I feel that I may never be able to practise midwifery in the USA unless I take an entry type course which I may not even get in to - this makes me feel sad although I have got a great job it is not midwifery. There is no real answer to this post I am following up the posibilites- but my family is very happy and the price may be midwifery - Just feeling sorry for my self.

[traumaRUs]

I am sorry that you are so unhappy. What is stopping you from taking the courses needed to get qualified in the US? Maybe when you have been here several years, the opportunity will present itself? Good luck.

[sirI]

Agree with traumaRUs.

Hope you decide to take the courses. There is nothing like being content in your job.

Good luck!!

[Belinda-wales]

Originally Posted by traumaRUs

What is stopping you from taking the courses needed to get qualified in the US? Maybe when you have been here several years, the opportunity will present itself? Good luck.

Thanks - but if only it was that easy

[Selke]

Belinda, I feel you are giving up before exploring all your options. Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing is experienced in tailoring an MSN towards UK trained midwives. It is a distance program so you can live anywhere in the world and complete the program. You have to find a preceptor, however. You may get credit for your past experience. The only way you'll know is to CALL THEM and ask to speak to someone in admissions. You live in Gilbert AZ? Do you work for the IHS? You can have clinicals at any IHS site that does births. There are several hospitals in AZ and Four Corners. Many of them have Frontier educated CNMs who give preference to FNS students. If you work for the IHS after graduation they have a loan repayment program. The best midwives I've worked with were originally educated under the UK model. DON'T GIVE UP!!!

www.midwives.org

[beckinben]

Philadelphia University also has an advanced-placement program developed for foreign-trained midwives.

http://www.philau.edu/midwifery/mscertapo.htm

Please don't give up. I wish ACNM was a little more accepting of internationally trained midwives. You have a lot you could teach us.

[Belinda-wales]

Thanks for all the support - I am not giving up I have the two colleges mentioned looking over my credentials so fingers crossed there will be hope - Its just I am so experienced and well trained you know in UK 75% of all births are attened by a midwife - I have attended hundreds of birth and supported hundreds of families through pregnancy- I am a far more compentant and educated as a midwife - than I am a nurse yet my nursing qualification is excepted without question- madness.

[epiphany]

I know midwife who was like you but took the necessary course/exams to transfer her credentials. Don't let the frustration eat you up and prevent you from doing what it takes. It is annoying, but bureaucracy is like death and taxes - we all have to deal with it. Hope you'll try.

[Belinda-wales]

Thanks- I know I am just frustrated but I am hopeful things will workout in the end fingers crossed I will have to make the best of where I am although it is so difficult.

[Belinda-wales]

Up date - Ihave stopped feeling sorry formy self and started making progress - I have contacted Frontier and looking over my transcripts and are trying to see if they can help me - Also one of the obs I work with wants beto join her practise and is looking in to how fesible it would be to get privlliages at the hospital-although this is all in the future as I guess it will take at the very least over two years to get my midwifery sorted at the very least.