Hi all,
In your area do they have any Certified Nurse Midwives, or just MDs? I want to be a CNM for the primary care and family planning as much as the labor and delivery part of it, and I would love to practice in a rural area where you know all your patients and their families. I'm getting my schooling in the city but I'm a real country girl... I left my heart on a small farm in central Illinois
I would just like to know if this is realistic, anything about the possibilities of getting a job, what the practice is like, etc... any thoughts?
I'm also thinking about working for the Indian Health Service or something similar for a while to pay back my loans.
Thank you!
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I am picturing big, old farm house with an office adjacent- all the usual farm critters. Maybe a small office in town- for the folks who live in the "city", you know. The prospect of caring for families over the years is so dreamy. I will say that I know a woman who has done this as an MD. I also know of women who have CPM practices in rural areas that do just fine. They do homebirths and basic reproductive care and counseling. I don't see why it couldn't be feasible if you were in a state that was friendly to a CNM having a private practice and could handle the insurance peice of it. I think you would have to have a partner though....... wink wink.
