Overseas Cohort Overview
(CURRENTLY FULL - We will accept new applicants in 2026, application deadline Jan 31, 2026)
Newlife School’s Overseas Cohort – both academic and clinical – is entirely based at our overseas clinical training facility where we have been training students for almost 3 decades. The clinic and school are part of a Christian mission organization comprised of Western missionaries and a wonderful group of local Christian workers numbering approximately 80 people.
Our clinic enjoys an interdependent relationship with Newlife School where each student is fully immersed into opportunities to serve hundreds of families. Therefore, enrollment in Newlife can be a deeply fulfilling and rewarding experience.
In addition to midwifery training, our mission organization has extensive experience involving church planting, tribal ministry, evangelism, community development, youth adventure programs, agriculture, primary health care, bible school training, etc.
Finally, each student functions as a 'missionary' while enrolled in our school because it's based on the mission field. Our hope is that many of our students will consider serving in developing countries upon graduation.
Each student functions as a missionary while enrolled in our overseas program.
PROGRAM LENGTH
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The Overseas Cohort length is 2 ½-3 years. This enables students to have time to focus on missions training in addition to midwifery education. The response to the missions and midwifery training has been overwhelmingly positive as students believe it greatly enhances their preparation for overseas missions work after graduation from Newlife School.
Students enrolling in the overseas cohort must complete language and culture learning prior to starting their academic and clinical program. The first quarter of the overseas cohort is focused on local language acquisition and cultural sensitivity. Students work with language tutors who train them how to acquire crucial language skills that can be applied to any culture. During this first quarter students learn to understand the value of the Great Commission and how to share their personal testimony supported with scriptures highlighting the Gospel message. Students are given a life impacting opportunity to experience 10-14 days living in a provincial community with some of our full-time staff leaders. The experience may be likened as an introduction of life as a missionary where they meet new people, share their personal testimonies, and demonstrate God’s kindness in a cross-cultural setting under the oversight of national Christians who are assisting them to discover what missionary life is like.
These initial first months provide a solid foundation that significantly helps empower and enhance each student's ability to interact with our patients as a missionary. At the end of the three months students will transition to the midwifery academic program of study. Students will also be given opportunities throughout their training to visit other missionary-based midwifery clinics and participate in rural outreaches.
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The entire program is divided by quarters which are 3 months in length. Please note the program may take longer than 3 years for students who struggle to complete the academics or need additional time to complete all of the clinical requirements.