Mayo Clinic Midwifery Collaboration

Yes. Any interested applicant that meets minimum application requirements will be considered, especially if they have an interest in practicing in the Midwest after graduation. You can apply and complete the program if you do not currently work at Mayo Clinic, however you will need to complete all practicum requirements at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The UMN-MCSHS collaboration encourages registered nurses already working at Mayo Clinic to apply, which would ensure that their clinical education will occur at a Mayo Clinic site. 

You will receive a University of Minnesota DNP degree and a completion certificate from the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences. All course and on-campus requirements align with the UMN DNP degree, however your practicum experiences will be located at a Mayo Clinic hospital site.   

Yes - you are eligible to apply for UMN School of Nursing scholarships. All newly admitted and continuing students are invited to apply for School of Nursing scholarships each year.  If you are a current Mayo Clinic employee, contact the Career Investment Program for information about scholarship options.

All on-campus requirements will be located at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and some may be located in Rochester, MN.

All practicum experiences will be at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

The UMN DNP nurse midwifery specialty offers both a 3 year program plan and a 4 year program plan. 

Those with a MSN degree in a specialty other than nurse midwifery are eligible. Prior graduate level coursework may be submitted for review upon an accepted offer of admission to determine if they are eligible to satisfy DNP program requirements. 

Cost of attendance will align with University of Minnesota tuition and fees. The approximate cost (tuition/fees) is between $11,500-12,500 per semester. Students are eligible for University of Minnesota School of Nursing scholarships, graduate assistantship positions, and additional UMN funding opportunities to offset the cost of attendance.  If you are a current Mayo Clinic employee, contact the Career Investment Program for information about scholarship options.

We aim to admit up to 6 students for each entering cohort.  If capacity is reached for this cohort, qualified applicants will have the option to be considered for the nurse midwifery cohort with practicums at affiliated sites in the Twin Cities, greater Minnesota, and western Wisconsin.