May 2013 revised 1 CURRICULUM MAPPING TOOL CONCORDANCE OF MIDWIFERY CURRICULUM WITH ICM Essential Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice Instructions for Completion of this Curriculum Map 1. Faculty should insert the name and/or title and/or course number of each course that is included in the full curriculum of midwifery studies into the column headings. This document has been formatted to accommodate additional columns, if this is necessary to reflect all courses in the program of studies. (Position the cursor in the far right column. Use the WORD command “insert column to the right.”) Alternatively this column can be expanded in size and used as a Comments column, for tracking discussion and decisions made by faculty. Additional rows can also be accommodated, if the course of studies contains content that is designated by ICM as additional knowledge or skills. (Position the cursor in the row immediately above the row to be added. Use the WORD command “Insert row below.”) It may be the case that a program would require more than one form in order to accommodate all courses to be reflected. This can be accomplished simply by using a second blank copy of the form for that purpose. 2. The faculty member who assumes primary responsibility for any course should review the course and class objectives, and topics presented in each class. An X should be inserted in the cell that corresponds to the course name and number to indicate that the particular ICM competency topic has been addressed within that particular course. If any particular course is co-taught by two or more faculty members, then both/all faculty should complete this matrix for that particular course as a joint exercise. 3. The map should then be moved onward to the next faculty member(s), who will continue this exercise, focused on the course for which the faculty member has primary responsibility.
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CURRICULUM MAPPING TOOL
CONCORDANCE OF MIDWIFERY CURRICULUM WITH ICM Essential Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice
Instructions for Completion of this Curriculum Map
1. Faculty should insert the name and/or title and/or course number of each course that is included in the full curriculum of midwifery
studies into the column headings. This document has been formatted to accommodate additional columns, if this is necessary to reflect
all courses in the program of studies. (Position the cursor in the far right column. Use the WORD command “insert column to the
right.”) Alternatively this column can be expanded in size and used as a Comments column, for tracking discussion and decisions
made by faculty.
Additional rows can also be accommodated, if the course of studies contains content that is designated by ICM as additional
knowledge or skills. (Position the cursor in the row immediately above the row to be added. Use the WORD command “Insert row
below.”)
It may be the case that a program would require more than one form in order to accommodate all courses to be reflected. This can be
accomplished simply by using a second blank copy of the form for that purpose.
2. The faculty member who assumes primary responsibility for any course should review the course and class objectives, and topics
presented in each class. An X should be inserted in the cell that corresponds to the course name and number to indicate that the
particular ICM competency topic has been addressed within that particular course. If any particular course is co-taught by two or more
faculty members, then both/all faculty should complete this matrix for that particular course as a joint exercise.
3. The map should then be moved onward to the next faculty member(s), who will continue this exercise, focused on the course for
which the faculty member has primary responsibility.
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4. After all faculty members have reviewed their courses and completed this matrix; all faculty members should review the completed
document. The absence of an X in any cell would indicate that the ICM competency topic is not presently addressed anywhere in the
curriculum of studies. The presence of an X in two or more cells for a single topic would indicate that the content is taught more than
once in the curriculum. Faculty should discuss why this content is duplicated, and decide whether the content should be reallocated
among courses, or whether the duplication should be retained, for any given rationale.
Faculty should note that the wording of the ICM Essential Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice has been amended in this
document. The verb tense has been amended, and the statements have been shortened to expedite the task of curriculum mapping.
The original document (available at: www.internationalmidwives.org) is focused on the knowledge, professional behaviours and
clinical skills that the individual midwife should know/demonstrate/perform. This mapping tool is focused on the curriculum of
studies. It cites the expected outcomes of education within a competency-based midwifery education program for the professional
(fully qualified) midwife. Therefore it is also important that faculty discuss content that is not addressed in the curriculum of studies,
and reflected on this curriculum map. The reason(s) that the content has been omitted must be fully explored; given that the ICM
definition of midwife requires that the midwife be educated in each of the essential competencies for basic midwifery practice. A plan
for remediation of the omission should be developed and documented.
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Concordance Table
ICM Competency
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COMPETENCY IN SOCIAL, EPIDEMIOLOGIC AND CULTURAL CONTEXT OF MATERNAL AND NEWBORN CARE
Basic knowledge: The curriculum contains content that addresses…
Community and social determinants of health
Community-based primary care, health promotion,
disease prevention and control
Community causes of maternal and neonatal
mortality and morbidity
How to conduct maternal/neonatal morbidity and
mortality audits
Principles of epidemiology
Infection prevention: methods
Fundamentals of statistics and research; how to
review evidence-based practice literature
Advocacy for evidence-based midwifery practice to
advance MCH public health policy
Quality indicators for health services
Health education: methods
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ICM Competency
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Structure of local health services
National health services for maternal/newborn health
Referral: communication and resources
Legal and regulatory framework of reproductive
health (laws, policies, guidelines)
Human rights; women’s rights
Advocacy and empowerment strategies for women so
their voices are heard
Advocacy for normal physiologic labour & birth to
enhance best outcomes for mothers and infants
Local cultural beliefs and customs
Traditional and modern health practices in the
community (beneficial and harmful)
Community birth settings – benefits and risks
Communication and advocacy strategies for women
Professional behaviours: The curriculum teaches principles related to…
Responsibility and accountability
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ICM Competency
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Professional ethics, values, support of human rights