Griffith Bachelor of Midwifery
Awards for Programmes that Enhance Learning
The Griffith University Bachelor of Midwifery (BMid) program reflects innovation, flexibility, and quality in curricula, learning and teaching. Values-driven, future focussed, and woman-centred, the program prepares graduates not only to be evidence-based practitioners, but to envision maternity care for the future. The BMid was the first Griffith Health Group program to fully adopt innovative blended learning technology. Design features include a) short, intensive blocks of teaching, b) sophisticated integration of educational technology enabling students to access theoretical content in a meaningful and purposeful way while remaining engaged in their clinical learning, c) innovative real-world assessment, and d) a novel clinical education model which places students in one facility for the duration of their program. Effective partnerships with clinical facilities by BMid lecturers fosters student engagement and learning, and builds the teaching capabilities of clinical staff preceptors. The flexibility created by these design features enables students to recruit and provide continuity of care throughout pregnancy, birth and postpartum for a minimum of 20 women. Griffith BMid graduates are preferred by employers (100% employment) and recognised for their preparedness for practice. The teaching team is internationally renowned for its rigorous, research-based approach to learning and teaching innovation, flexibility, evaluation and scholarship.
Supporting Materials
- 1. Bachelor of Midwifery website – information about the program and links from this site to BMid program structure
- 8. Video of BMid student, Nikki Broderick, critiquing the evidence and applying it in practice.
- 2. References for peer-reviewed learning and teaching publications and conferences publications authored by the team. (PDF, 63KB)
- 9. Griffith Midwifery Student Society video.
- 3. Videos of BMid students, Kristina James and Donna Anderson, speaking about continuity of care experiences.
- 10. BMid alumni, Katherine Green, article from Midwifery News – 2016.(PDF, 105KB)
- 4. Framework for Quality Maternal and Newborn Care - The Lancet Series on Midwifery. (JPG, 783KB)
- 11. BMid student, Naomi Homel, article from Midwifery News – 2017.(PDF, 124KB)
- 5. Midwifery@Griffith meta-values. (JPG, 881KB)
- 12. Griffith News article, with photo, of Cassandra Nest – First Peoples BMid alumni.
- 6. Lizzio Five Senses of Success framework. (JPG, 919KB)
- 13. Photo of art work commissioned, (JPG, 3.19MB) (13a.) from local aboriginal woman and artist, Kim Williams, and reflecting Midwifery@Griffith meta-values in the art work and in the accompanying words in the local aboriginal language and English, (PDF, 33KB) (13c.) and information about aboriginal artist, Kim Williams. (13b.)
- 7. Bass Model of Holistic Reflection. (JPG, 855KB)