A cognate is an elective course that is taken outside the School of Nursing such as in the School of Public Health, Women's Studies, or the College of Pharmacy.  One cognate is required in the midwifery program- Pharmacy 620.  Your second cognate is your choice!!  In the midwifery office we have a full list of cognates other midwifery graduate students have taken.  When choosing your cognate, please consult your advisor.

Here are several examples:

HBEHED 616/Nursing 516
Complementary Therapies & Alternative Healing

This interdisciplinary course examines the principles, practices, utilization and outcomes of complementary therapies and alternative healing. It will provide an overview of the field, review selected systems of alternative healing and focus on specific healing modalities that are widely used in the general population. Students will learn to use evidence-based criteria to evaluate the risks and benefits of selected healing modalities. The integration of alternative and conventional health practices will be examined. Ethical, legal and professional issues will be explored. Emphasis will be placed on taking an alternative healing history, facilitating patients' decision-making regarding alternative therapies, communication between allopathic and alternative healers in the community, including training and certification issues. A holistic approach to the patient-healer relationship that emphasizes self-care will be maintained.

Pharmacy 620 (Cognate I)

The goal of this course is to prepare nurse practitioners and graduate nurse practitioner students in the clinical applications of drugs commonly used in primary care and the management of acute and chronic diseases. 

Pharmacy 621

This is the second semester that follows Pharmacy 620, and focuses more on chronic illnesses.  It is not required of midwifery students but can count as the Cognate II, and is required for anyone who wants the Women's Health Nurse Practitioner certification.