Experienced Midwife Route will be Discontinued December 31, 2019
The Experienced Midwife route of entry for applicants with extensive non-conventional training and experience will be discontinued December 31, 2019. All Experienced Midwife applicants in the middle of their application process should be prepared to submit their completed application before December 31, 2019. Will experienced midwives be able to become CPMs after December 31, 2019? Yes, […]
NARM Announces End of Internationally Educated Midwife Route
July 17, 2018: The Internationally Educated Midwife (IEM) route for applicants who were trained outside of the United States (with the exception of UK legally recognized midwives) has been discontinued. If you are in the middle of your IEM application and have not yet heard from NARM, please contact the NARM applications department immediately. Internationally […]
Ten Births in U.S. or Canada
Beginning in 2016, students in MEAC accredited programs who seek CPM certification will have to attend at least ten births in the U.S. or Canada. Due to difficulties in the supervision and oversight of clinical sites, applicants through the PEP program were required to obtain all required clinicals in the U.S. or Canada beginning in […]
Retired CPM Status
NARM now has an option for CPMs who are retiring and do not want to keep their certification active but also don’t want to claim Inactive status or allow their certification to expire. Retired CPMs may use the title, CPM-Retired. CPMs who have received this status may not use the title “CPM” without the retired […]
Revised Policies Concerning Training of CPMs in Out-of-Country Clinical Sites
NARM has revised the policies concerning training of CPMs in Out-of-Country clinical sites. This decision was not due to any specific incident in any OOC site but was the result of NARM’s trial period of approving OOC clinical sites and preceptors in 2011-2012. After careful consideration, the NARM Board has decided it is beyond NARM’s […]
Networking Opportunities
NARM is on Facebook! Visit the NARM Facebook Page to discover more about midwifery and the CPM. Participate in discussions about all things related to CPMs and the women they serve. We want to hear from you! Conferences International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) American Public Health Association (APHA) Social Networking: […]
Out of Country Clinical Sites
IMPORTANT: Updates to Out of Country Clinical Site Policies and Approval Requirements – December 20, 2013 NARM will not accept clinicals from OOC sites for PEP applicants after June 1, 2014. Clinicals that occur prior to June 1st in previously approved sites with previously approved preceptors will be accepted regardless of the date the application […]
Internationally Educated Midwives (IEM)
Effective May 1, 2018, any midwife with international credentials (with the exception of UK Registered Midwives) will need to apply to NARM through the MEAC accredited educational program route; or complete the PEP application with all PEP clinical experience occurring in the U.S. or Canada.
