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The paradox of the Italian clinical embryologist in the national public health system: hints towards harmonization of a postgraduate educational curriculum. | LitMetric

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  • Clinical embryologists in Europe work in various roles within Medically Assisted Reproduction (MAR) centres but lack a standardized educational pathway.* -
  • In Italy, these professionals must complete a 3-4 year unpaid postgraduate specialization in fields like Genetics, Microbiology, Clinical Pathology, or Nutrition, with limited access to such programs.* -
  • The reliance on senior colleagues for training and the lack of uniformity in training curricula across Europe complicate recruitment and educational consistency for clinical embryologists.*

Article Abstract

Clinical embryologists are highly trained laboratory professionals with multiple roles, including laboratory, clinical, biobanking and quality system management. In most European countries, clinical embryologists are trained to work in Medically Assisted Reproduction (MAR) centres without a specifically dedicated educational path. The criteria required for employment vary according to the educational structure and the public or private nature of the centre. We have herein described the educational profile required by Italian clinical embryologists to work in MAR centres of the National Health System (NHS). Public centres currently represent 36% of all the Italian MAR clinics. According to the Italian law, a future clinical embryologist must achieve a 3-4 year unpaid post-graduate specialization in a different field, choosing from Genetics, Microbiology, Clinical Pathology or Nutrition. Accesses to the above-mentioned post-graduate courses are themselves very limited. Clinical embryologists are basically trained by senior colleagues. This situation makes inevitably difficult to recruit laboratory staff in NHS centres. Moreover, it represents an emblematic example of the need for an equal training curriculum, possibly ensuring a comparable education quality, mobility of trainees and dissemination of skills for clinical embryologists all over Europe.

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