Frances E. Likis, CNM - Midwifery

Ms. Frances E. Likis reviews medical content for Healthwise, a nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better health decisions. Ms. Likis is currently a Research Assistant Professor in General Medicine and Public Health at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and a Senior Investigator for Vanderbilt Evidence-based Practice Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Ms. Likis also serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health.

Education and Training

BSN: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 1994

Post-Master's Certificate in Nurse-Midwifery: Frontier Nursing University, Hyden, KY, 2000

Post-Master's Certificate in Women's Health Care: Frontier Nursing University, Hyden, KY, 2004

Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in Maternal and Child Health: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 2006

Certifications

American Midwifery Certification Board

National Nurse Practitioner Certification Council

Academic Appointments

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Senior Investigator of the Vanderbilt Evidence-based Practice Center, 2012-present
Research Assistant Professor in General Medicine and Public Health, 2009-present

Financial Disclosure

The final approval of Healthwise content is always made by a clinician with no financial conflicts.

Ms. Likis is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, and she receives honoraria from the American College of Nurse-Midwives.

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