Melicia Escobar

Dr. 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...See more

Dr. 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