Students, alumni, faculty and staff are carrying out Frontier's mission every day. Whether providing maternity care for women or primary care for families; attending a birth or assessing an adult or child health issue; serving in an urban city district, a rural community, or a remote region of the world... Frontier nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners are making a difference every day.
Here, our students and alumni share their stories and experiences. As they focus on Frontier's mission, their impact can be felt across the world.
Cathi Duggan
It was Cathi Duggan’s incredible birth experience with a Frontier nurse-midwife that gave birth to her own career dream. Today, as a nurse-midwife herself, Cathi and her family serve as missionaries in rural Costa Rica, providing care to Nicaraguan refugees in an impoverished barrio. (Read More...)
Jessica Costa
"The Frontier is in my blood and midwifery is in my heart. I am so blessed to be a part of this amazing program.” (Read More...)
Tracey Arwood
Tracey has used her skills as an RN to care for an underserved population in her community. “Maternity care is an area of great need for undeserved communities, and I want to serve where I am needed most.” (Read More...)
Shelley McGrew
Referring to the support she receives from Frontier, Shelley states, “The heritage has inspired me. The faculty have guided me. And the students have encouraged me. I feel part of a family and a wave of change.” (Read More...)
Julie McCarron
Two Frontier graduates are “living the midwifery dream in Homer, Alaska.” They are part of a small collaborative midwifery practice where the midwives handle all the obstetric care and consult and transfer care only when necessary. (Read More...)
Debbie Hayden-Miller
As the owner of Laughing Waters Homebirth Midwifery in Sioux Falls, SD, Debbie shares, “I want families in South Dakota to have a safe, supported and convenient homebirth.” (Read More...)
William Miller
As a family nurse practitioner, William seeks to change lives one by one. “I am looking for the ‘one’ – someone whom I haven’t met, but needs me to touch their life in some way.” (Read More...)
Margaret Franklin
After spending many years working with a largely female patient population, Margaret returns to FNU to become a family nurse practitioner because she realizes the value of serving the whole family. (Read More...)
Jeanne Parrish
As a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) providing care and treatment to victims of sexual assault in Virginia, Jeanne’s ultimate goal is to open a women’s center to empower women to take control of their lives. (Read More...)
Dorothy Stoner
As a graduate who knows Frontier’s virtues “reaching out to those in need, caring for the community, daring to dream,” Dorothy opened her own clinic in the Western Colorado community of Fruita. (Read More...)
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