The mission of the College of Traditional Midwifery is to preserve and increase community-based midwifery care by providing a competency-based, degree-granting midwifery education program for aspiring midwives who want to pursue the profession of midwifery and the Certified Professional Midwife credential.

• To educate community midwives through a competency-based education program.
• To provide students, faculty, staff and preceptors with valid and reliable tools to measure student competency
• To prepare graduates to take the national credentialing examination for the Certified Professional Midwife (CPM).
• To prepare students for legal recognition in the state of Tennessee as CPM-TNs.

The main campus of the College of Traditional Midwifery (CTM) is located in a safe, gated, intentional community in Summertown, Tennessee. The campus is a beautifully forested, serene setting nestled on the Highland Rim of the Nashville Basin. It is an hour and a half from the Nashville Airport.

The In-Resident Standardization Workshops are held in the Community Center, a large, light, airy multipurpose space. Dorm-style housing for the In-Resident Weeks is located across the street from The Community Center and is handicap accessible. Organic, vegetarian meals are provided.

The CTM Administrative Offices and library are located at: 

320 Evergreen Drive

Summertown, TN 38483  

Contact us via phone at (931) 964-4892. Leave a message and someone will promptly return your call. To request an application, please email click here.

The College of Traditional Midwifery (CTM) was formed pursuant to the Postsecondary Education Authorization Act of 1974 (Tenn. Code Ann. 49-7-2001, et seq.) and with The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC), Division of Postsecondary State Authorization (DPSA). The College of Traditional Midwifery (CTM) is authorized by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. This authorization must be renewed each year and is based on an evaluation of minimum standards concerning quality of education, ethical business practices, health and safety, and fiscal responsibility.

CLINICAL RELATIONSHIPS

The CTM Program encourages students to be in a clinical apprenticeship upon entry into the program, and requires students to be working with a preceptor as a condition of entry into Term 3 when they begin practicing as an assistant under supervision. The program is based on the understanding that midwifery education is inextricable from midwifery practice. The majority of learning is self-directed, utilizing the Syllabus/Study Guide as a framework. Each Term’s Syllabus/Study Guide advances the depth of knowledge acquired by the student in conjunction with increasing responsibilities in the clinical setting as skills and abilities. Successful integration of didactic knowledge and clinical practice is identified through regular progress through required clinical experiences, an increasing number of signatures on NARM form 201a, and the successful demonstration of competency in all knowledge assessments during the In-Residence week at the end of each term.

Standardization Workshops given during the In-Residence Week provide a starting point for self study and create a framework for the integration of new knowledge skills and abilities. Workshops utilize powerpoint presentations, class discussion, demonstration, role-play, case studies, and skills practice as applicable