Rebecca Smith

Job title

• Adjunct Instructor of Nurse Midwifery
  Nurse-Midwifery (M.S.), Graduate School

Highlight

Rebecca currently practices in a large tertiary-care facility in southern Minnesota where she does inpatient and outpatient obstetrical care, as well as being an early pregnancy loss provider. She is pursuing a PhD with research in risk stratification in rural obstetrical patients and risk for severe maternal morbidity/mortality.

Started at Bethel

2021

Education

• University of Phoenix - B.S.N., 2012
• Bethel University - M.S.N., 2016
• University of North Dakota - Ph.D., 2025

Biography

Rebecca was a graduate of the first cohort from Bethel's nurse-midwifery program in 2016, and also has a PhD in nursing from the University of North Dakota. She currently practices in a large tertiary-care facility in southern Minnesota where she does inpatient and outpatient obstetrical care, as well as being an early pregnancy loss provider.

Courses taught

NURS 620 - Reproductive Physiology

NURS 626 - Evidence Translation

Certificates and licenses

RN licensure in Minnesota, 2003 - present

CNM licensure in Minnesota, 2019 - present

CNM certification, 2016 - present

Professional organizations, committees, and boards

American College of Nurse Midwives member since 2015

Instructor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

Founding board member, Home Again Minnesota

Hobbies and interests

Rebecca lives in Rochester, Minnesota with her husband Will and their two sons. They love to travel as a family, and spend time with their Basset hounds. Rebecca enjoys reading, genealogy, and house plants.

Areas of expertise

Ultrasound Early pregnancy loss

Research interests

Risk stratification in rural obstetrical patients Transfers from rural settings to higher levels of care Severe maternal morbidity / mortality