Kelsey's Midwifery & Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Certification Review Guide

Jamille Nagtalon-Ramos, EdD, WHNP-BC, FAANP – Assistant Professor, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ; Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA; Secretary, Board of Directors, Executive Committee, National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s HealthJamille Nagtalon-Ramos, EdD, WHNP-BC, FAANP has been a board certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner for 11 years. She obtained her bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University College of Nursing and holds a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in obstetrics and gynecology. Upon graduation, she helped develop the first obstetric nurse practitioner hospitalist position for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In this role, which she still currently holds, she has provided care for women in several different areas including high-risk antepartum and postpartum, and is involved in nursing and resident education.Mrs. Nagtalon-Ramos is Assistant Professor at Rutgers University and a Senior Lecturer at Penn Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Philadelphia. For the past 9 years, Mrs. Nagtalon-Ramos has a cadre of teaching experience in both undergraduate and graduate nursing programs including clinical instruction in obstetric ultrasound and for the maternal-child rotation and didactic teaching in physical assessment, well-woman/gynecology, antepartum, integration/advance practice role and fetal evaluation courses.'Mrs. Nagtalon-Ramos has presented locally, nationally and internationally on a wide array of topics that are primarily focused on women’s health, including the advanced practice nursing role, postpartum care, infectious disease in pregnancy, contraceptive counseling, breastfeeding, role of culture in providing obstetrical care and utilizing technology to improve clinical practice.Mrs. Nagtalon-Ramos serves as the Secretary for the Board of Directors Executive Committee for the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health and has co-chaired the 2012 and 2013 annual conferences. In 2013, she earned 3rd place in the Child Health Category in the American Journal of Nursing’s Book of the Year Awards. In 2014, she was the recipient of the Philadelphia Tri-State Area GEM award in the Education and Mentorship category and the Rising Star award from Rutgers University School of Nursing. She is also the recipient of several awards from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing including the 2012 Recent Alumni Award for Clinical Excellence, 2013 Department of Family and Community Health Teaching Excellence Award, and the 2014 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.' ' Melicia Escobar, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC, FACNM'– Assistant Professor, Georgetown University, Washington, DC; Certified Nurse-Midwife Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital, East Norriton, PADr. Escobar is a Philadelphia-based midwife/WHNP educator and clinician with experience in pregnancy and birth care across a variety of settings since 2007. She is currently the Program Director and Assistant Professor in Georgetown University's Nurse-Midwifery/WHNP & WHNP Programs. She is a 2024-2025 American Association of Colleges of Nursing Elevating Leaders in Academic Nursing (ELAN) Fellow, 2024 Principal member of the GUMC Teaching Academy in the educational leadership domain, recipient of a 2021 March of Dimes Graduate Nursing Scholarship, 2020-2021 Gender+ Justice Initiative Fellow, and a 2017 American Association of Medical Colleges LEAD Fellow. She has published articles in peer-reviewed journals and midwifery textbooks. She is co-editor of Midwifery & Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Certification Review Guide. She is the Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (JEDI) Consulting Editor for the'Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health.Dr. Escobar is a Fellow (2021), an active member of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), and winner of the 2024 Health Equity Award. She has most recently served as Co-chair of the Core Competencies Sub-committee, Treasurer on the board of the PA Affiliate of the ACNM and Chair of the ACNM Bylaws Committee. She is also a member of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH).Clinically, Dr. Escobar is a midwife at Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital. She was previously a midwife at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the Special Delivery Unit and Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Lead Midwife at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery (EMCM), and midwife/WHNP at Valley Birthplace and Woman Care. She is a consultant for Midwife Y Maestra specializing in curriculum design and facilitation of customized anti-racism experiences for health care professionals.Dr. Escobar is a graduate of Haverford College (BA, Anthropology), Georgetown University (BSN), and University of Pennsylvania's Nurse-midwifery/Women's Health Program (MSN), and Georgetown University (DNP).