Melicia Escobar

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...See more

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). See less