NARM Preceptors
In validating the apprenticeship model as a valuable form of education and training for midwifery, NARM appreciates the many variations in the preceptor/student relationship. NARM has developed materials to help guide preceptors and students through the process of validating knowledge and skills as part of the certification process.
In order to maintain the integrity of the PEP process, it is necessary to register all midwives who choose to become preceptors of PEP candidates. Current preceptor registration with NARM is required for clinicals to be valid for PEP candidates.
A NARM Registered Preceptor is a midwife who meets requirements for supervising CPM candidates and has current, approved registration through NARM. The Registered Preceptor must be credentialed as a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM), Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM), Certified Midwife (CM); or must be a licensed practitioner legally recognized by a state/jurisdiction to provide maternity care. A preceptor must have an additional three years of experience after credentialing or fifty primary/co-primary births beyond entry-level CPM requirements. A preceptor must have attended a minimum of ten out-of-hospital births in the last three years.
Policies . . . .
Preceptor/Student Policies
Apprenticeship is the foundation of midwifery training for Certified Professional Midwives. Through mentoring student midwives, NARM Registered Preceptors provide learning experiences where students can gain confidence and skill as they work towards meeting their requirements for certification.
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Preceptor Registration
Effective January 1, 2017, NARM Preceptors must be registered before supervising any clinicals documented on a student’s NARM Application. Skills/clinicals signed off after that date by a preceptor who is not registered with NARM will be invalid.
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NARM Preceptor Resources
NARM Registered Preceptors are a key part of the education of student midwives pursuing the CPM credential. Preceptors help students prepare to be midwives by providing learning opportunities and by helping students process their clinical experiences. Being an effective preceptor can be challenging, so NARM has gathered resources intended to prepare preceptors for this important work.
CEUs are available with some of these resources.
All linked here . . . .
NARM Preceptor Forms
- Registered Preceptor Handbook
- Preceptor Registration Form 700
- Preceptor Registration Supplemental Form 705, less than 3 years experience
- Preceptor Registration Renewal Form 710
- Template Preceptor/Student Work Agreement pdf (click here to download a Word file of the template)
- Quarterly Evaluation Form
- Registered Preceptor Certificate Order Form
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