Certificate Maintenance Program (CMP) Update

This past January, the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB) welcomed Mary Barger, as our new Certificate Maintenance Program (CMP) Chair. We are very happy to have Mary on board and know the knowledge and expertise she brings forth will greatly benefit AMCB and our CMP participants.

 

The AMCB began issuing time-limited certificates to Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) and Certified Midwives (CMs) in January of 1996. Over the years, the CMP Committee along with AMCB Headquarters staff has been responsible for developing and maintaining the CMP. As with any budding program, CMP has experienced its growing pains as development has progressed. However, overall the CMP has received good feedback from the participants. Much of what has been modified in CMP is the result of feedback from participants, and for that we thank you.

 

The CMP Committee diligently works on the CMP and the CMP modules. As a result of the recent AMCB midwifery task analysis, the practice areas have been changed for the Certificate Maintenance modules. The modules now include: Antepartum and Primary Care of the Pregnant Woman, Intrapartum/Postpartum/Newborn, Gynecological and Primary Care of the Well-Woman, and professional issues related to practice. We are always looking for module topics and encourage you to contact AMCB if you have ideas for the three practice areas. Also, if you are interested in becoming a volunteer member of the Certificate Maintenance Committee, please contact AMCB Headquarters.

 

On a final note, AMCB is happy to announce that our website is now available for secure, online order and purchasing of materials and payment of fees. You may, in addition, update your CEU history and check your module completion status. The website has a wealth of information about AMCB and the CMP. Please check back for updates and new information regarding the CMP. Thank you for your support in making the Certificate Maintenance Program a success.

 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS -

 

• AMCB announces that it will accept clinical precepting hours as part of its CEU requirement. CMP participants can earn up to the equivalent of 1.0 CEU (10 contact hours) over their 8 year cycle. Contact hours will be calculated as 9 hours of clinical precepting = 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU); maximum amount would be 90 hours of precepting. CMP participants should document the Education Program they precept for, dates, and number of hours.

 

You may contact Leslie Hughes, CMP Manager of AMCB Headquarters for further information regarding CMP at (410) 694-9424 (ext. 15) or by email at lhughes@amcbmidwife.org.