ISRME ART Diploma

This year we are back again with our ISRME ART Diploma which will be an intensive 6-day training course followed by an MCQ examination based on the curriculum covered in the training course.

Healthcare providers who sign up for the ISRME ART Diploma will undergo theoretical and practical training in all aspects of human assisted conception including embryology, andrology, micromanipulation, endocrinology, cryobiology and infertility. All registered candidates will receive a complimentary copy of a textbook on Minimal Stimulation IVF and for those who secure a 50% in the MCQ exams will receive the Diploma Certificate at an exclusive presentation ceremony

Highlights

• Basic & Advanced Clinical Assisted Reproduction & Embryology Training
• Hands-on time in the Embryology Lab
• Unlimited Live Sessions on OPU & ET Simulators
• Maximum intake of only 13 trainees/batch to enhance individual Skill Development, Assessment & Certification processes.
• 20 Didactic & Interactive Sessions
• Diploma Course endorsed by the IVF Lite Foundation
• By the end of the training period students should be able to:-
• To understand the basic knowledge of assisted reproductive technologies
• To be able to explain to patients and their families regarding the different aspect of assisted reproductive technology
• To handle the state-of-art IVF equipment, its proper use and maintenance
• To know the indications, contraindications, complications of different techniques of ART
• To imbibe enough working skills for starting their own ART practice
• To understand assisted fertilisation techniques including micromanipulation and establish and maintain quality assurance and quality management systems, for the reliable operation of an IVF clinic - - To understand the selection of the best oocyte and embryo
• To evaluate the latest developments in cryopreservation and vitrification of oocytes, spermatozoa, zygotes and cleavage and blastocyst stage embryos

Curriculum Inclusions

The ISRME ART Diploma places a strong emphasis on all aspects of practical training for clinical embryology and assisted reproduction technology.

• Didactic sessions on practical clinical and embryology subjects that can be applied in daily practice
• Unlimited hands-on time on Oocyte Retrieval & Embryo Transfer Simulators
• The management and efficient running of an ART laboratory
• The practices, genetic and epigenetic concepts of micromanipulation and techniques such as intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)
• Hands-on training from specialist practitioners in embryology on gamete handling, IVF, ICSI, embryo culture, gamete and embryo freezing, vitrification, biopsy.
• Students will interact with established, clinical embryologists and reproductive medicine specialists.
• Didactic sessions on Ultrasound in ART supplemented with videos on Embryo Transfer Techniques
• Algorithms for the investigation and management of infertility
• Hands on semen analysis, semen washing, sperm freezing
• Hands On Semen Preparation for intrauterine insemination (IUI)

Eligibility Criteria

Recent medical graduates, residents, physicians, and Embryologists can apply for the ISRME ART Diploma. Since this Diploma has limited seats, applicants are selected on a first-come-first-served basis from a pool of candidates from around the world. Students for the ART diploma come from a variety of countries and background; all have an interest in reproduction, infertility and development or wish to pursue careers in these areas. The vast majority of our clinician students follow the program for training purposes - for progression and promotion in their chosen discipline, or as a foundation qualification allowing them to specialise in IVF and infertility or obstetrics and gynaecology.

Our clinical graduates use their knowledge and skills to also gain research skills to aid publication, develop their medical practices and enhance their expertise in reproductive medicine. The training aims to provide a high standard of education in clinical embryology as well and to provide enhanced academic and professional development for embryologists, clinical scientists and clinicians working in the field through a provision of a condensed course in ART.

The program leaders have over 20 years of experience of training clinical embryologists, reproductive medicine practitioners and reproductive scientists.

The training will provide students with a detailed knowledge of the theory and practices that underpin human clinical embryology and ART. The programme will equip graduates to pursue a career in human assisted reproduction (e.g. clinical embryology, infertility treatment) and/or research in the reproductive sciences.