Category: Nurse-Midwives
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Graduate Spotlight: Denise Wilks answers her calling to serve families through a collaborative physician-midwife team she helped build
Guided by a deeply personal calling and a commitment to compassionate care, FNU graduate Denise Wilks, DNP, CNM, has built a career dedicated to supporting women and families while building a collaborative and forward-thinking practice focused on the advancement of reproductive and maternal health.
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Graduate Spotlight: Three-time FNU graduate Jennifer Baxter serves and precepts alongside fellow alumni at Illinois midwifery practice
Frontier Nursing University graduate Jennifer Baxter, MSN, CNM, NP-C, APRN-FPA, has built a career rooted in both compassionate care and lifelong learning. She serves her home community of Aurora, Illinois, as a Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) with Rush Copley Medical Group Midwifery. For the past seven years, she has worked alongside a team of dedicated CNMs…
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Featured Preceptor: Leatrice Gachette guides students in discovering their power
Leatrice Gachette, MSN, APRN, CNM, exemplifies a strong commitment to education, mentorship, and service, both through her clinical work and through her role as a preceptor. Gachette serves as a Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) with AdventHealth in Winter Haven, Florida, where she works primarily with underserved and low-income women and families, many of whom face barriers…
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Exploring Job Options with a Doctor of Nursing Practice
As the highest degree in clinical nursing practice, a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) can prepare healthcare professionals to not only provide excellent care, but also to shape how care is delivered. Earning a DNP opens the door to a world of opportunities in healthcare leadership, clinical experience and community impact. The expanded career paths…
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FNU Partners with Kentucky Organizations to Co-host Symposium for Maternal and Infant Outcomes
Frontier Nursing University faculty members and alumni were proud to present during the Kentucky Symposium for Maternal and Infant Outcomes. The symposium was co-hosted by FNU in partnership with the Kentucky Section of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN); the Kentucky Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Task Force; the Kentucky Perinatal Quality…
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Presidential Tour Honors Graduates Making a Difference Across the Country
Frontier Nursing University President Dr. Brooke A. Flinders and the FNU team spent 2025 traveling across the country, meeting with more than 400 graduates, students, preceptors, and partners who are transforming healthcare in their communities every day. As FNU celebrated its 100th year of service and nursing education, the Presidential Tour became more than a…
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A Century of Stories: Wendy Valhoff, CNM, FNP, MSN
Wendy Valhoff, CNM, FNP, MSN, is a 1980 graduate of the Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing and a Fellow of the American College of Nurse Midwives. She grew up in California but moved to Kentucky when her husband was drafted and sent to Fort Campbell during the Vietnam War. Upon graduating from Frontier,…
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Building Leadership Skills Through a Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree
As today’s healthcare professionals take on more responsibility and advocate for system-wide improvements, leadership development becomes a cornerstone of advanced nursing education. Earning a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree is one of the most effective ways to build the leadership skills necessary to drive meaningful change in healthcare settings and beyond. Wherever you are…