{"id":17502,"date":"2025-11-27T09:15:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T09:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/next-fertilitynordic.com\/?p=17502"},"modified":"2025-11-27T11:46:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:46:51","slug":"what-it-takes-to-be-an-eshre-certified-clinical-embryologist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/next-fertilitynordic.com\/en\/what-it-takes-to-be-an-eshre-certified-clinical-embryologist\/","title":{"rendered":"What it takes to be an ESHRE Certified Clinical Embryologist?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We\u2019re excited to announce that our Lab Manager, Samantha, has received her ESHRE Clinical Embryologist Certificate<\/strong>! It\u2019s been a long and dedicated journey, but truly worth it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this blog post, Samantha shares what this certification means and what steps you need to take if you\u2019re aiming to achieve it yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Samantha\u2019s Journey: From Student to Certified Clinical Embryologist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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The ESHRE<\/a> Certification for Clinical Embryologists programme started in 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a total of 1266 certificates awarded over a period of 10 years the ESHRE Clinical Embryology exams have become an internationally recognized educational standard in the field of Clinical Embryology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is eligible for certification?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Active ESHRE members with (at least) a BSc degree in Natural\/Life Sciences. This is later externally validated and translated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How does the certification platform work? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Along with a CV and list of referees, candidates submit a valid logbook of the procedures they have performed with start and end dates. A minimum of 50 clinical cases\/cycles per procedure is required for all nine procedures. The procedures must be performed consecutively during a 3 year period to hold the basic level certificate and must be signed by each supervisor at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Procedures:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1) Oocyte pick up<\/td><\/tr>
2) Semen analysis<\/td><\/tr>
3) Semen preparation\/cryopreservation<\/td><\/tr>
4) IVF insemination<\/td><\/tr>
5) ICSI<\/td><\/tr>
6) Zygote and embryo evaluation<\/td><\/tr>
7) Embryo transfers<\/td><\/tr>
8) Cryopreservation of oocytes\/embryos<\/td><\/tr>
9) Thawing\/warming of oocytes\/embryos<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If the application is accepted, candidates sit an online exam which consists of 100 questions,\u00a0in 2 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the topics covered in the exam?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n