One of Frontier Nursing University’s (FNU) esteemed alumni, Dr. Holly Powell Kennedy, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, spoke at the 2018 commencement ceremonies on Saturday, October 20 in Hyden, Ky. Dr. Kennedy serves as the The Helen Varney Professor of Midwifery at the Yale School of Nursing. She is an internationally known midwifery researcher and leader, and became the first person to be appointed as the Varney Professor of Midwifery at Yale in 2009. Dr. Kennedy is Past-President of the … [Read more...]
Faculty, Alumni and Staff Represent FNU at 2018 ACNM Midwifery Works
Staff and faculty members at Frontier Nursing University (FNU) recently conducted presentations and workshops on various aspects of midwifery at the 2018 ACNM Midwifery Works Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. on October 11-14, 2018. Midwifery Works is a major professional development conference produced by American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) and designed by the Midwifery Business Network. The conference is focused on helping midwives acquire and enhance their management skills and dive … [Read more...]
Meet FNU’s New Dean of Nursing, Dr. Joan Slager, CNM, DNP, FACNM
Frontier Nursing University (FNU) is pleased to bring on alumna Dr. Joan Slager, CNM, DNP, FACNM to spearhead FNU’s nursing education. Joan assumed her new position as dean of nursing in August 2018 after serving as interim dean beginning in March 2018. As dean, she is poised to address healthcare gaps by educating nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners amidst the transition to a new campus in Versailles, Ky. Joan graduated from the Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing in 1991 and … [Read more...]
Student Kudos: Essence Williams, Jessie Tinglan and Shoshanah Blaiss
Frontier Nursing University (FNU) seeks to empower its students to make a difference in their communities and in the field of health care. We are recognizing three students who have taken significant steps over the last several months to better their education and the care they provide. FNU Student Awarded NBNA "Top 40 and Under" Designation The National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) announced FNU student Essence T. Williams, RN, BSN, CBC, CCE, SNM as one of 19 “Top 40 and Under” … [Read more...]
FNU Graduate is Part of the First Podcast of its Kind in “Midwifing America”
Frontier Nursing University (FNU) graduate Angela (Angie) Chisholm, CNM is improving maternity care with an uniquely informative new podcast, entitled “Midwifing America.” The podcast is on a mission to reimagine women’s healthcare in the United States. In the wake of a mounting maternal health crisis, each Midwifing America episode highlights stories from health care providers and the women they serve to illustrate the state of maternity care. Angie, one of the four podcast hosts, … [Read more...]
First Annual FNU Case Day and Panel on Birth Justice and Equity at ACNM 2018
Frontier Nursing University (FNU) faculty and staff members challenged their thinking about birth justice and reproductive oppression this year at the 2018 ACNM Conference in Savannah, Ga. FNU President Dr. Susan Stone, staff members Shelley Aldridge and Angela Bailey, and faculty members Drs. Jane Houston, Nena Harris, Niessa Meier and Ally Williams coordinated the first annual FNU Case Day and Panel on Birth Justice and Equity, held on May 22, 2018. Officially entitled “FNU Celebrates ‘The … [Read more...]
The Benefits of a Nurse-Midwife Specialty
The Benefits of a Nurse-Midwife Specialty If you're considering nursing as a career, you may have considered a nurse-midwife specialty. While nurse-midwives help pregnant women go through the journey of childbirth more comfortably and safely, that’s not all those with a nurse-midwife specialty are capable of. A nurse-midwife’s full scope of practice includes primary care, family planning services, care for mother and baby during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period and treatment of … [Read more...]
FNU Attends the 2018 ACNM Conference
A record number of attendees was tallied at The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) 63rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Savannah, Ga. from May 20-24, 2018. Over 2100 were in attendance - among them, several Frontier Nursing University (FNU) representatives. Faculty, staff, alumni, students, preceptors and friends of FNU attended the four-day conference, as well as FNU PRIDE ambassadors and student mentees that helped out at the FNU exhibition booth. The booth was open for … [Read more...]
