At London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), we offer many opportunities for midwifery students in the Ontario Midwifery Education Program from McMaster University and Toronto Metropolitan University to complete their midwifery placements through our privileged MPGs, or to complete their interprofessional placements in a variety of settings at the hospital.
The Department of Midwifery takes great pride in training our future health care providers, and strives to offer excellent student experiences in our community. Many of our midwives hold Adjunct Clinical Professor status with the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University as well as the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, and we also have several midwives with graduate training in health professions education.
Clinical Placement
Midwifery clinical placement opportunities include:
- Normal Childbearing: offered at all four Midwifery Practice Groups
- Senior year placements (Complications & Consultations, Maternal-Newborn Pathology, and Clerkship): Offered at all four MPGs offered at all four Midwifery Practice Groups
- Third-year Interprofessional placements: Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Genetics, NICU, Obstetrical Care Unit
- Michael Gunning Simulation Centre: Midwifery students on their clinical rotations have been able to participate in interdisicplinary simulations with the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, as well as personalized student simulations run by the Department of Midwifery at our high-fidelity simulation lab.
Additional Teaching
Midwives in the Department of Midwifery also actively engage in teaching medical students the Western University Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, including clinical placements for clerkship students on their Obstetrical block, clinical skills teaching, and lecturing during the Reproduction unit.
Midwives are also actively engaged in providing ongoing continuing professional development across a variety of subject areas, including Fetal Health Surveillance, Reflective Rounds, Neonatal Resuscitation, and Paramedic training. Midwives at LHSC attend the simulation lab and help support their skills through practice and sharing of knowledge.
