COHI DeliversCOHI Delivers

Outreach Coordinator Outreach Coordinator student placement programstudent placement program

Nice to meet you!Nice to meet you!

I have recently I have recently joined COHI as a joined COHI as a volunteer. I am a volunteer. I am a student midwife in student midwife in Canada, who will be Canada, who will be graduating in one graduating in one years time.years time.

Outreach Outreach Coordinator Coordinator – student placement student placement

programprogram

Midwifery in CanadaMidwifery in Canada

– Ontario’s midwifery care model: continuity of Ontario’s midwifery care model: continuity of care, informed choice, choice of birthplace.care, informed choice, choice of birthplace.

– Midwives are part of public health care system Midwives are part of public health care system in Canada.in Canada.

– Midwives are primary care providers that Midwives are primary care providers that provide prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum provide prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care for normal, low-risk pregnancy and birthcare for normal, low-risk pregnancy and birth

– Defined scope of practiceDefined scope of practice– Consult as necessaryConsult as necessary– Hospital admitting privilegesHospital admitting privileges

Canadian Midwifery Education Canadian Midwifery Education Program Program

Model is based on education in New ZealandModel is based on education in New Zealand 4 year degree: direct entry4 year degree: direct entry Bacc. of health sciences in midwiferyBacc. of health sciences in midwifery 5 universities (3 belong to 1 consortium, 5 universities (3 belong to 1 consortium,

meaning one program offered at 3 meaning one program offered at 3 locations)locations)

1.5 years academics only1.5 years academics only 3 years clinical placement alongside 3 years clinical placement alongside

courseworkcoursework

In our program In our program we have an we have an elective elective placement that placement that some students some students choose to do choose to do internationally, internationally, and it would be and it would be great if they great if they chose COHI to chose COHI to facilitate this facilitate this for them.for them.

As I began to As I began to explore this explore this program, I program, I found that found that the current the current model would model would not be easily not be easily accessed by accessed by Canadian Canadian Midwifery Midwifery Education Education Program Program students students

Goal:Goal: Create a COHI program ideal Create a COHI program ideal

for MEP studentsfor MEP students

Leilani, Laura, and I have been Leilani, Laura, and I have been brainstorming and coming up with brainstorming and coming up with some program ideas that would appeal some program ideas that would appeal to MEP students, would be feasible (in to MEP students, would be feasible (in financial terms, etc), and that would fit financial terms, etc), and that would fit within the vision of COHI. within the vision of COHI.

MEP placementMEP placement ParametersParameters

– 4 week elective 4 week elective placement in 3rd year placement in 3rd year of 4-year degreeof 4-year degree

– Attending births, Attending births, prenatal, postnatal, prenatal, postnatal, well woman, well baby well woman, well baby care, clinical skills, care, clinical skills, condition of women condition of women internationally, etcinternationally, etc

– Approval required from MEP university and Approval required from MEP university and student’s insurance (CURIE)student’s insurance (CURIE)

Some ideasSome ideas CostCost

– $1000- $1500 USD ?? suggested by me, as I $1000- $1500 USD ?? suggested by me, as I know there are programs available for this know there are programs available for this priceprice

– Important to have something available for a Important to have something available for a single studentsingle student

– Includes accommodation, food, placement Includes accommodation, food, placement (including local preceptor)(including local preceptor)

– Student pays own airfare, tourist activities, etcStudent pays own airfare, tourist activities, etc– Group prices could be negotiated, and may be Group prices could be negotiated, and may be

cheapercheaper Groups of 4+ might include an American Groups of 4+ might include an American

preceptor preceptor

For now…For now…

In the mean time I have collected the In the mean time I have collected the contact information of the MEP contact information of the MEP programs in Canada, and when we programs in Canada, and when we finalized what we can offer, will be in finalized what we can offer, will be in touch with the universities and their touch with the universities and their students.students.

ASANTE!ASANTE!