Advancing Midwifery Outcomes and Resiliency (AMOR) Grant
Become a Nurse-Midwife at UNM with AMOR grant funding.
The AMOR grant provides $25K-$40K per year for eligible nurse-midwifery students, building a stronger, more diverse workforce for New Mexico families.
Diversity, Resiliency, Expanded Care
This grant provides support for the education of nurse-midwives in rural and underserved communities while focusing on the unique needs of New Mexico's maternal child health population.
Why UNM?
SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS AVAILABLE
WE FIND YOUR CLINICAL PLACEMENTS
IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES
ALIGN WITH HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
Learn From Expert Faculty
Hear how UNM’s Nursing-Midwifery program provides the mentorship and support our students to ensure healthy outcomes.
Abigail Reese
PhD, RN, CNM
Nurse-Midwifery Program Director
Assistant Professor
“UNM educates nurse-midwives who are prepared to meet the diverse care needs of New Mexico families and communities. I am grateful to the leaders who have come before me in our program’s 34-year history and for the dedication of the faculty and community-based preceptors who provide amazing support for our students.”
Felina Ortiz
DNP, RN, CNM, FACNM
Clinician Educator
Assistant Professor
“I've been a faculty member since 2011 here at UNM, and I've always seen myself as a bridge between the community and academia, as well as a voice working within systems to help represent people who don't necessarily see themselves entering academia.”
AMOR Student Experience
Application support
Student Success & Professional Development Boot Camps
Exam Skills & Board Exam Boot Camps
Resiliency training and resources
Enhanced Maternal Mental Health training
UNM Nurse-Midwifery students will benefit from:
Midwives of Color events
Medication Assisted Treatment Training
Mentoring
Membership to ACNM & other organizations
ALSO Training & Trauma-Informed Care OSCE
Rural Maternal Health ECHOs
More!
Hear From Our Alumni
Discover how UNM College of Nursing Nurse-Midwifery program guided nurses through challenges and prepared them for meaningful careers.
Connie Trujillo, CNM, MSN
“My experience at UNM was very fulfilling. I felt extremely supported – the faculty genuinely cared about my progression through the program. I can’t say enough. I loved UNM so much that I decided to go back and get my doctorate.”
Donna Dineyazhe, MSN, CNM
“I chose UNM because it gave me the opportunities I needed to succeed. I was a mother, I was a wife, and I was working full time. The program allowed me the flexibility to be there for school and also be able to come back when I needed for my family.”
FAQs
Advancing Midwifery Outcomes and Resiliency (AMOR)
Nurse-midwifery students awarded AMOR funding will receive up to $25,000 - $40,000 annually, based on scholarship eligibility. The funds awarded to trainees will offset educational expenses, thus reducing student indebtedness upon graduation.
This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $4,000,000 with 0% financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.
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