Terri Murtland Memorial Midwifery Lectureship and Terri Murtland Midwifery Scholarship

Terri Murtland Memorial Midwifery Lectureship and Terri Murtland Midwifery Scholarship

The Terri Murtland MSN, CNM, Lectureship and Scholarship was established in Fall 2008 by Terri’s mother, Audrey Murtland and is supported by Terri’s many family members and friends as a memorial to Terri, who was an exemplary individual and midwife.

Considered a mentor to many and a pioneer in midwifery in Michigan, Terri joined the Nurse-Midwifery Service at University of Michigan Health System, now called Michigan Medicine, in 1985. She was a highly respected clinician, researcher and teacher whose leadership inspired those around her. Terri worked diligently, inspiring others to give their best at all times to the women and families for whom they cared.

Terri inspired many on to careers in nursing and midwifery to such a degree that a favorite saying among CNMs at the University of Michigan became, “What would Terri do?” This statement reflects the trust and respect that Terri held among her colleagues. She modeled careful consideration of the clinical situation and in partnership with the woman and her family and her obstetric colleagues as needed, she would develop a plan of care which was trusted, by all involved, to be the right thing to do.

Terri’s career was cut short in 2008 after a lengthy battle with cancer, but her legacy in midwifery lives on in the form of this lectureship and scholarship.

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