Clinical Embryologist field

We accepted our first students in the fall of 2020.

What is a Clinical Embryologist?

As a Clinical Embryologist, you are an essential member of an IVF team. 

You are responsible for all the laboratory components contributing to the generation and continuing development of healthy embryos that lead to pregnancy.

You review physician treatment orders, confirm patient reproductive history details and apply best procedures to ensure optimal results. Using your communication skills and empathy, you help patients understand laboratory-related components of their treatment and their potential impact on outcomes.

You work with reproductive tissues, gametes and embryos using specialized equipment, advanced technologies and general protocols applied by CEs world-wide.

You use your team working skills to help train your colleagues and often conduct research to ensure your laboratory is using the very latest techniques and equipment.

You typically work in a hospital or fertility clinic.

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What and how you will learn

You will complete 9.5 full course equivalents (FCE) over two years.

In your first year, you will learn core academic competencies required to succeed in the field.

In your second year, you will complete a mix of academic and practical components and work on your Capstone Project throughout the year. You will also complete ART lab rotations towards the end of your second year.

The Clinical Embryology Skills Development Lab (CEDSL)

You will complete your practical components in our custom-built dedicated CE Skills Development Laboratory.

Containing state-of-the-art equipment, you can learn essential skills using animal samples. This allows you to learn techniques and hone your skills before being exposed to live human samples in ART rotations towards the end of the program.

ART rotations take place at: