Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing
- Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing
Infobox University
name = Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing
established = 1939
type = Private, Master's only
president = Susan Stone
city = Hyden
state = Kentucky
country = USA
affiliations =
website = [http://www.frontierschool.edu http://www.frontierschool.edu]
Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing is a private non-profit graduate school located in Hyden, Kentucky. The Leslie County school was started by the Frontier Nursing Service in 1939. In 1989, it became the first midwifery school to offer distance education. [cite news |last=Blackford |first=Linda B. |title=A tradition of service |publisher=Lexington Herald-Leader |date=2007-06-25 |accessdate=2007-07-20]
The school's mission is to "provide a high quality education that prepares nurses to become competent, entrepreneurial, ethical and compassionate nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners who will provide primary care for women and families residing in all areas with a focus on rural and medically underserved populations."
The Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing academic offerings include:
*Master of Science in Nursing
**Nurse-Midwifery
**Family Nurse Practitioner
**Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner
*ADN to MSN Bridge
*Post Masters Completion
*Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
The school is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, American College of Nurse-Midwives [http://www.midwife.org] Division of Accreditation, and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.
References
External links
* [http://www.midwives.org/home.html School website]
* [http://www.allnursingschools.com/schools/ID1502/ allnursingschools.com]
* [http://www.nursingadvocacy.org/press/breckinridge.html The Center for Nursing Advocacy]
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