This course will offer the full gamut of skills for a completely trained embryologist. Beginning with the basics of female and male reproduction and endocrinology, sterile technique through the high tech procedures of ICSI and Biopsy. Students will have extensive hands on skills training each day with documentation of each of their tasks. Evaluations will be performed on a regular basis to determine proficiency before moving on to the next level of training. Students will learn both bench techniques as well as a thorough understanding and depth of knowledge in the science behind all embryology techniques. Each student will have the ability to troubleshoot in the lab. Click here for the full course syllabus. Upon completion of this course, you will be marketable as a completely trained embryologist.
This intensive training course is equivalent to two years of training on the job. A non-refundable 50% Deposit required to hold your spot. Full fee is due 5 days before onset of course.
This course meets Monday thru Friday 8am to 4pm. Over 440 hours of hands on training. There is a max of 12 students in this course.
This is a 40-hour course that will bring an embryologist to a fully trained competent level before returning to their lab. Each student will have a minimum of 20 hours of time on the manipulator with one on one training to perfect their skills. Students will have experience with over 100 eggs to ICSI and document development post-manipulation. Upon completion of this course, the student will be ready to return to their lab to test their abilities with human eggs.
A non-refundable 50% Deposit required to hold your spot. Full fee is due 5 days before onset of course.
This is a 40-hour course for an embryologist to become proficient in embryo biopsy. Each student will have a minimum of 20 hours of time on the manipulator with one on one training to perfect their skills. Students will have experience with over 50 embryos to biopsy and document development post-manipulation. At the completion of this course, the student will be ready to return to their lab to test their abilities with human embryos.
A non-refundable 50% Deposit required to hold your spot. Full fee is due 5 days before onset of course.
This is a 2-5 day training session for existing senior embryologists to learn training skills for more effective team training. Not all senior embryologists are natural trainers. This session will allow them to train during the three-month courses Vit week, ICSI week, or Biopsy week assisting with active trainees and working with WEST trainers to perfect their skills for different types of training. They will learn details for training protocols, evaluations, processes, and catering their style to the needs of the trainees and your lab. Cost is $500/day, Or $2000/5 days.
