F.A.Q.
Is there a program for practicing CPMs who want or need to get an Associate of Applied Midwifery degree?
Yes. CTM offers the CPM Advanced program and it may be one of the best options to advance your midwifery career. The requirements are listed below.
Prerequisites
- Proof of Current CPM
- Transcripts and/or Licenses
- Current CPR
- Current NRP
- Current First Aide
- Proof of Cultural Competency
College of Traditional Midwifery Requirements:
- CPM In-Resident Weeks for Term 2 or Term 3
- Research and workshop presentation on a birth related complication
- Pharmacology Standardization Workshop
- Chart Review
- NARM Bridge Certificate
When these requirements have been met, the Certified Professional Midwife will be awarded an Associate of Applied Science in Midwifery.
Does CTM enroll students who reside outside the state of Tennessee?
CTM has authorization to enroll students in Tennessee. If you wish to attend CTM and you reside in a state other than Tennessee, please check with the CTM Applications Department regarding authorization to offer education in your state.
What if I need more time to finish the program?
Students may request a term extension at any time. Such requests are reviewed and awarded on an as-needed basis. There is a $250 cost for each term extension.
Does CTM offer grants, loans, or scholarships?
We do not offer any financial assistance at this time.
Does going to Orientation mean that you must enroll in the College of Traditional Midwifery (CTM) Associate of Applied Science in Midwifery?
No. At the end of Orientation, students may choose to enroll in the College of Traditional Midwifery Associate of Applied Science in Midwifery CTM=CPM+ program or the Midwifery Assistant Workshops.
If I go to Orientation, am I obligated to enroll in the CTM=CPM+ AASM or the Midwifery Assistant Workshop?
There is no obligation to enroll in the CTM=CPM+ or the Midwifery Assistant Workshops.
Are there Prerequisites required to attend Orientation?
Students who intend to pursue a degree and do not possess verifiable healthcare skills (nursing, EMT, CNA, etc) will need to complete week 1 of the Midwifery Assitant Program (or equivalent workshop that will be subject to review for approval) to obtain the necessary basic healthcare skills.
What happens during AASM Orientation?
CTM offers two (2) Orientations per year with a length of 2.5 days. The maximum number of spaces available for any Orientation is ten (10) students. Students are eligible to apply to Virtual Orientation once they have fulfilled their verifiable heathcare skills prerequisite. During Orientation, students will learn about CTM’s Competency-based, NARM PEP-based, apprenticeship, AASM program, and the Midwifery Assistant Workshops.
Will I get a certificate if I complete the Midwifery Assistant Workshops?
You will receive a transcript listing the Standardization Workshops attended.
Is there an experience portion to the Midwifery Assistant?
The midwifery Assistant will fill out the NARM Phase I, observations, plus the CTM=CPM+ additional observations and when skills requirements are verified by a licensed healthcare professional.
What are the requirements to graduate from the CTM=CPM+ AASM program?
The Associate of Applied Science in Midwifery (AASM) Program is a 36 month or three-year Midwifery Program with 1,260 clinical contact hours and 750 didactic contact hours equaling 2010 contact hours of knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes equivalent to 92 credit hours. The program is divided into six (6) Terms or two (2) Terms per year. Each Term is about twenty (20) weeks in length. An Associate of Applied Science in Midwifery (AASM) will be granted after satisfactory completion of the CTM Midwifery education program. This program must be completed within six (6) years of the student’s acceptance date at CTM.
What is a Student Liaison?
The Student Liaison is a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM), who provides substantive and regular contact with the student, communicates with the student and preceptor two (2) times during a Term, monitors the progress of the student, and is available for consultations throughout the three-year program.
Is there a Grievance Process?
Yes.
If the administrator, faculty member, staff member, student, volunteer, or contractor cannot reach a resolution through the Informal Complaint process the administrator, faculty member, staff member, student, volunteer, or contractor may request Mediation, Peer Review, and Board of Directors Review. Grievance Complaints may include but are not limited to, disagreements with administration decisions, complaints regarding discrimination or retaliation, complaints about the quality of education, complaints on CTM Policies. After following the entire CTM Grievance Process, including a review by the Board of Directors, if the administrator, faculty member, staff member, student, volunteer, or contractor remains unsatisfied with the decision, the administrator, faculty member, staff member, student, volunteer, or contractor has the right to file a complaint with the
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Nashville, TN 37243-0830. (Tel: 615-741-5293).
CTM utilizes outside Mediation services. The Peer Review may consist of individuals within the institution, a CPM within the community, and fellow students. The administrator, faculty member, staff member, student, volunteer, or contractor have the right to request certain individuals to be removed from Peer Review if they feel there is a bias against them. The confidentiality of the parties involved is of critical importance to CTM and confidentiality is kept with all involved parties throughout each step. Discrimination and harassment are not accepted behaviors.
A request must be in writing and delivered to CTM via traceable carrier within thirty (30) days after the primary decision. Sharon Wells, the Director of Education, is the designated contact and can be reached at the College of Traditional Midwifery, 320 Evergreen Drive, Summertown, TN 38483, (931- 964-4892). The results and recommendations of the Mediation will be placed in the administrator, faculty member, staff member, student, volunteer, or contractor permanent file. The administrator, faculty member, staff member, student, volunteer, or contractor files are located at the CTM office and are kept in a fireproof, locked file cabinet to protect all individuals involved confidentiality. CTM will respond to Mediation requests within two (2) weeks. The Mediation will occur within thirty (60) days of the written request.
If the Mediation does not bring about a resolution, the administrator, faculty member, staff member, student, volunteer, or contractor may request a Peer Review. Requests must be in writing to CTM via traceable carrier within thirty (30) days after the Mediation. Sharon Wells, the Director of Education, is the designated contact and can be reached at, the College of Traditional Midwifery, 320 Evergreen Drive, Summertown, TN 38483, (931- 964-4892). The results and recommendations of the Peer Review Process will be placed in the students, Faculty, or Staff's permanent file. The administrator, faculty member, staff member, student, volunteer, or contractor files are located at the CTM office and are kept in a fireproof, locked file cabinet to protect all individuals involved confidentiality CTM will respond to the administrator, faculty member, staff member, student, volunteer, or contractor request to a Peer Review within two (2) weeks. The Peer Review will occur no later than sixty (60) days from receipt of the request.
If Peer Review does not bring a resolution, the administrator, faculty member, staff member, student, volunteer, or contractor must request a Board of Directors Review which must be in writing to CTM via traceable carrier within thirty (30) days after the Peer Review. Sharon Wells, the Director of Education, is the designated contact and can be reached at, the College of Traditional Midwifery, 320 Evergreen Drive, Summertown, TN 38483, (931- 964-4892). The Board of Directors will conduct a review and make a final determination. The final decision will be written and sent to the administrator, faculty member, staff member, student, volunteer, or contractor Staff via traceable carrier. It may take up to thirty (30) days to receive the results and recommendations from the Board of Directors. The
results and recommendations of the Board of Directors will be put in the administrator, faculty member, staff member, student, volunteer, or contractor permanent file. The administrator, faculty member, staff member, student, volunteer, or contractor files are located at the CTM office and are kept in a fireproof, locked file cabinet to protect all individuals involved confidentiality
After following the entire CTM Grievance Process, including a review by the Board of Directors, if the administrator, faculty member, staff member, student, volunteer, or contractor remains unsatisfied with the decision, the administrator, faculty member, staff member, student, volunteer, or contractor has the right to file a complaint with the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Nashville, TN 37243-0830. (Tel: 615-741-5293)
All records of a complaint or Grievance with their resolution will be retained in the CTM office for seven (7) years from the date of the complaint. The complaint will be kept in a fireproof, locked file cabinet to protect all individuals involved confidentiality.
No administrator, faculty member, staff member, student, volunteer, or contractor who in good faith reports a violation of the Code CTM policies or law shall suffer harassment, retaliation, or adverse employment consequence.
An employee who retaliates against someone who has reported a violation in good faith is subject to discipline up to and including termination of employment. This Whistleblower Policy is intended to encourage and enable employees and others to raise serious concerns within CTM prior to seeking resolution outside of the organization.
Student Measure of Achievement March 21, 2024
Full-time Students (Associate of Applied Science in Midwifery Degree) - 12
Full-time Students (Midwifery Assistant Certificate Workshop) - 5
Students who have Graduated - 5
Students or graduates who have passed the NARM Examination - 6
Students or graduates who are CPM's - 6