Collaborative Practice and Teaching in Perinatal Care: Certified Nurse-Midwives as Educators of Medical Residents.

Introduction: The goal of this study was to update understanding of the current roles and responsibilities of certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) in the education of resident physicians. Three subaims were to (1) examine the involvement of CNMs in the education of residents in obstetrics and gynecology and family medicine, (2) examine the typology of CNMs' collaboration with residents, and (3) describe CNMs' opinions regarding their educational roles and responsibilities.

Methods: This descriptive study used an electronic survey sent to CNMs involved in the education of medical residents.

Certified Nurse Midwives as Teachers of Family Medicine Residents.

Background And Objectives: The high quality of obstetric care provided by certified nurse midwives (CNMs) has led some to hypothesize that collaboration with CNMs may encourage more family medicine (FM) residents to subsequently practice maternity care. Our goal was to understand the current state of CNM involvement in FM resident education.

Methods: We conducted two surveys: one to a random sample of 180 FM program directors, and one to 147 CNMs involved in medical education.