To apply for the Clinical Embryologist certification IFS applicants must:
- Be an IFS member, for more information on IFS membership you can log on to www.indianfertilitysociety.org
- Hold a B.Sc / M.Sc / M.B.B.S / M.D (Obst. & Gyane.)
- Have at least three years' hands-on experience in a clinical ART lab
- Submit a log book (please see logbook requirements)
- Pass anĀ MCQ exam to achieveĀ IFS Embryology Certification.
Log Book of practical experience
When filling out the application form you also have to show that you have performed a minimum number of treatments during your years in the laboratory
Minimum number of cases for application as Embryologist:
Method |
|
Oocyte pick up |
50 |
Semen analysis |
50 |
Semen preparation |
50 |
IVF Insemination |
50 |
ICSI |
50 |
Zygote and embryo evaluation |
50 |
Embryo Transfers |
50 |
Cryopreservation of oocytes/embryos |
50 |
Thawing/warming of oocytes/embryos |
50 |
Please note that ALL methods need to be included in your logbook.
Example of how to fill in the logbook
If the procedure is still ongoing, don’t fill out a date but please write “still ongoing” on your printed logbook.
Type of Procedure |
No. of cycles in clinic
< 12 months |
No. of own cycles in clinic
< 12 months |
No. of own cycles
in clinic in
total |
Start date |
Stop date |
Signature
applicant |
Signature
supervisor |
Oocyte pick up |
350 |
59 |
536 |
January 1998 |
Still ongoing |
|
|
Cryopreservation |
0 |
0 |
400 |
May 1996 |
December 2005 |
|
|
ICSI |
63 |
50 |
220 |
August 2004 |
Still ongoing |
|
|
Please note that you do not have to fill every single case, but only the total number of cycles/cases of each method that you have performed during the period.