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After the College of Nursing was awarded a grant in 1964 to start a midwifery program at the University of Utah, Joyce Cameron was recruited from Brigham Young University to begin developing the initiative which was first implemented in 1965. Originally, she was the only faculty member in the program and was responsible for teaching both didatic and clinical courses as well as attending all student deliveries. She also served as the first director of the program until 1976. The Nurse-Midwifery Program expanded its scope to include contracting with birthing centers at other clinical sites to provide practicum experience for the programs's midwifery students in locations such as Hill Air Force Base, Holy Cross Hospital, and the Phoenix Memorial Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1986, the Nurse-Midwifery Program established a free-standing birthcare/healthcare center that was operated by nurse-practitioners at the University Hospital. Another free-standing Birthcare Healthcare Clinic was later established in 1994 in the Holladay, Utah area. Later, more birthcare healthcare programs were established in other centers such as those associated with organizations like Family Health Plan (FHP) and Planned Parenthood.