Embryology Capstone I

5 units

In this course, students will continue supervised performance of learned procedures and independently perform intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and embryo biopsy. They will continue accruing their 30 cases required for Embryology Laboratory Scientist - ELS(AAB) certification eligibility. Students will continue developing their capstone literature review, meet periodically with a program advisor to guide their progress, and submit revisions of their introduction and methods chapters and formal drafts of the results, conclusions, and discussion chapters. Students will register for the AAB Andrology and Embryology online module as preparation for the ELS(AAB) certification exam. They will also apply online for the ELS(AAB) examination. Students will be expected to be present in the IVF lab from the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day, with the exception of the time they will be in their other classes. Weekly lectures, presented by either the IVF lab director or Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility clinical faculty will be at least 30 minutes in duration, followed by time for questions and discussion of the assigned readings. There will also be biweekly check-ins with the lab director to discuss laboratory troubleshooting.