ICM EDUCATION AWARD 2017

 

When educated to international standards, midwives are able to provide up to 87% of the essential care needed for mothers and their newborns (State of the Worlds’ Midwifery Report 2014). In her work to help produce a highly qualified workforce, the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) has been continuously supporting midwifery education, both basic (pre- service) and/or post graduate (in-service) midwifery education to ensure that mothers and newborns have access to quality midwifery care.

 

In collaboration with Johnson & Johnson, whose credo values are to help create a world where people, no matter their circumstances, have access to quality health care, the ICM Education Award was established.

 

As an encouragement and example for midwifery educators, the ICM Education Award seeks to recognize midwives who created innovative educational programs and original, easily reproducible ways of basic (pre-service) and/or post graduate (in-service) midwifery education.

 

The candidate

Candidates must meet the following criteria in order to be considered for the ICM Education Award:

 

Be a midwife according to the ICM International Definition of a Midwife.

 

Be a member of an ICM member association unless no member association exists in that country.

 

Be a midwifery educator/trainer

 

Presents a proposal for innovative basic (pre-service) and/or post graduate (in-service) midwifery education in one of the 3 ICM languages for the use of the award.

The proposal

 

The project should aim to improve basic (pre-service) and/or post graduate (in-service) midwifery education. It should be innovative, original and easy reproducible, without a demand for high tech equipment or external consultants. It should improve or develop new education models, procedures, techniques or tools.

 

Selection criteria

The selection committee, composed of representatives of the ICM Education Standing Committee (ESC), together with relevant staff of ICM HQ and the ICM Board liaison to the ESC will make the selection based on the following criteria.

 

The innovative nature of the project

Its capacity to improve basic (pre-service) and/or post graduate (in-service) midwifery education

Enhancing the students' or teacher's skills

Feasibility of the proposal and action plan

Capacity to reporduce the proposal in other environments and regions

 

Award and award winners

From 2016 to 2018, 2 awards will be offered annually; one for basic (pre-service) midwifery education and one for post graduate (in-service) midwifery education. The awards will be announced at a ICM regional or international congresses.

 

Winners will receive:

Financial support up to $ 7,500 to encourage and promote the development of their project.

Full sponsorship for the ICM Congress where (s)he will be recognised during the award ceremony.

The opportunity to share the project during the ICM Congress and in the International Journal of Childbirth.

 

When and how to submit

Participate in the ICM Education Award for 2017 by sending your application form via email to 

 

[email protected]

 

DEADLINE: by 1st February, 2017.

 

The application form can be downloaded HERE 

 

If you do not have access to email, then please mail your completed submission to:

 

International Confederation of Midwives

C/O Marie Goubran Award Submission

Laan van Meerdervoort 70

2517 AN, The Hague

The Netherlands