Admission Requirement

Admissions to all regular undergraduate programs are processed through the Ministry of Education and have customarily been students with natural science backgrounds and who are medically fit. Given the importance of having valid, evidence-based, comprehensive, and fair student selection criteria, it is recommended that Universities develop a defensible guideline. In addition to academic achievement, a literature review by Bore and his colleagues suggests using a combination of informed self- selection, general cognitive ability testing and aspects of personality and interpersonal communication skills to maximize the probability of making accurate, fair and defensible selection decisions. The proposed program requirement for midwifery program could include;

• Pass Midwifery program selection criteria

• Free from disability that hinders midwifery care provision

• Interested to attend midwifery program

GRADUATE PROFILE

Upon completion of the BSc Midwifery program, the graduates will be able to:-

ü  Identify normal and abnormal anatomy and physiology of human body in general and reproductive system in particular.

ü  Assess, diagnose and manage normal and abnormal pregnancy in women friendly way based on focal ANC, and refer when necessary.

ü  Develop and implement care plan in midwifery practice.

ü  Assess, diagnose and manage normal/abnormal labor and deliveries, and refer when necessary.

ü  Provide comprehensive care for normal and abnormal postnatal women.       

ü  Provide care for the normal and abnormal  new born and infant  

ü  Conduct surveillance, provide preventive care, manage common problems of the mother and children, and refer risk cases.

ü  Identify common drugs and anesthetic agents in obstetrics & Gynecology, and use them as appropriate.        

ü  Give integrated F/P counseling and services, mange related complication of various types of contraceptive methods. 

ü  Assess, diagnose and manage HIV/STIs cases in adolescents and women of reproductive age groups.

ü  Identify, prepare and use obstetrical & gynecologic instruments, functions and related problems.

ü  Assess, diagnose and manage common gynecological problems.

ü  Diagnose and manage abortion effectively and provide  safe post abortion care

ü  Conduct and implement research in midwifery practice to improve the quality of care.

ü  Demonstrate/State the management role of midwifery.

ü  Recognizes and maintains Personal and professional attributes, demonstrating ability to interact with health care team.

ü  Practice and demonstrate standard infection prevention techniques at all levels of health care settings.

ü  Provide HIV counseling and testing.

ü  Provide ARV’ prophylaxis for mother and newborn to prevent mother to child transmission.

ü  Counsel mothers and care takers on infant feeding options.

ü  Perform and evaluate ultrasound results for diagnostic and therapeutic purpose in midwifery practice

ü  Function within legal and ethical framework, accepting responsibility and accountability for his or her own practice

ü  Be involves in a decision making process as a member of the clinical and community health team at different levels.

ü  Participates actively in activities against women violence, reproductive health rights, and child abuse.

ü  Be involved actively in the teaching / learning activities of health professional training.

ü  Maintain and expand continuing learning through self-directing learning.

ü  Provide high quality, culturally sensitive health education and services to all individuals, family or in the community in order to promote  healthy family life, planned pregnancies and  positive parenting

ü  Involve male participation in Reproductive health services

Graduation Requirement

Graduation requirements will be according to each university's rules and regulations. Thus, a student enrolled

in the BSc midwifery program is eligible for graduation if and only if he/she has taken all the required courses

for the program and obtained a minimum CGPA of 2.00

▪ Students should be able to pass the comprehensive exam of the school, both in theory and practice, before

graduation with a passing score. Should the student fail the comprehensive exam, he/she shall retake the exam

after receiving adequate tutorial and clinical attachment for two months.

▪ The student should pass the compressive exam to sit for the licensure examination administered by external

examiners (MOH).

▪ Has not scored an 'F' grade in any course and should score at least a 'C' grade in any practicum and core course

▪ Has carried out a student research project on a selected and agreed topic of research problem

and scored a minimum of a C‘ grade in his/her research reportDegree Nomenclature

Up on successful completion of this program the graduate will be awarded “The Degree of Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Midwifery” in English and “(የባችለር ሳይንስ ዲግሪ በሚድዊይፍሪ)“ in Amharic.