Dara Fields, MSc, RN, CNM

Dara Fields, MSc, APRN, CNM

Dara Fields is a Certified Nurse-Midwife, advanced practice registered nurse, educator, and international nursing and midwifery education strategist with more than 18 years of clinical experience. Since graduating from Columbia University in 2008, she has practiced across diverse clinical and cultural settings, including serving families of the Navajo Nation, collaborating with traditional parteras in the Andes Mountains, and providing midwifery and women's healthcare in both community-based and hospital environments.

Throughout her career, Ms. Fields has established and led clinical practices, including a thriving integrative women's health practice, while serving as adjunct faculty in nursing and medical schools. Her teaching encompasses both clinical and didactic education, with particular expertise in midwifery, women's health, and resident education. Her commitment to teaching and mentorship has been recognized through numerous teaching awards.

As the founder of Midwife CE, an international continuing education platform, Ms. Fields develops evidence-based educational programs for midwives, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. Her work includes competency-based curriculum design, continuing professional development, digital learning innovation, and educational program implementation and evaluation. She is particularly interested in expanding access to high-quality professional education through culturally responsive curricula and adaptable learning models suited to diverse clinical environments, including rural and resource-limited settings.

Ms. Fields also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Cultural Anthropology, which informs her interdisciplinary approach to healthcare education. By integrating sociocultural perspectives with clinical expertise and educational design, she emphasizes the importance of understanding how culture, community, and healthcare systems shape both learning and clinical practice.

Her academic and professional interests center on strengthening clinical competency, advancing nursing and midwifery education, and developing sustainable educational programs that prepare healthcare professionals to provide thoughtful, evidence-based, and culturally responsive care.