Victoria H. Burslem, MSN, CNM, APRN, CNE(cl), FACNM

Victoria Burslem, MSN, CNM, CNE(cl), FACNM, is on faculty at Frontier Nursing University educating nurse-midwifery and nurse practitioner students. Clinically, Vicki was active in full-scope practice for over 35 years, caring for patients in public and private settings and attending births primarily in-hospital throughout her career with out-of-hospital experience at a freestanding birthing center early in her career. Administratively, Vicki served as the clinical manager at a large Atlanta-based ob/gyn practice for many years, supervising the clinical practice of ten nurse-midwives who attended over 200 births per month while working collaboratively with 11 ob/gyn physicians. On a personal level, she understands the importance of appropriate options being available for patient choice in birth settings as her three children were all born at a freestanding birth center. Professionally, Vicki is active nationally with the American College of Nurse-Midwives as Chair of the Continuing Education Committee and has served in various positions on the state-level with ACNM’s Kentucky Affiliate and the Kentucky Association of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse-Midwives. Vicki was also asked to serve as Team Lead for a 3-year initiative funded by the Institute for Medicaid Innovation on TeamKy's Midwifery Led Learning Collaborative that concluded in 2024. In this season of her career as an educator, Vicki’s commitment is to preparing the next generation of nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners, supporting their educational goal to provide quality, evidence-based care and exemplary clinical skills upon completion of their APRN studies.