Embryology Laboratory Scientist

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ELS(AAB) Qualifications

To be eligible for ELS(AAB) certification, an individual must:

  1. Document the performance of thirty (30) assisted reproductive technology (ART) laboratory procedures in humans (see General Regulations, #15) and one (1) year of acceptable full-time experience in the discipline of embryology within the ten (10) years immediately prior to the application date

  2. and

  3. Meet at least one (1) of the following requirements:

Route 1

Earn a doctoral, master's, bachelor's (baccalaureate) degree, or the equivalent, from an accredited university or college with a major in a chemical, physical, biological, clinical laboratory science or medical technology. Any degree that is not a major in clinical laboratory science or medical technology must include a minimum of six (6) semester hours of chemistry, six (6) semester hours of biology, and twelve (12) semester hours of chemistry, biology or medical laboratory technology in any combination

and

Pass the MT(AAB) Basic Knowledge and Embryology examinations.*

Route 2

Earn an associate degree or an associate of applied science degree from an accredited institution with a major in clinical laboratory science or medical technology

and

Pass the MT(AAB) Basic Knowledge and Embryology examinations.*

Route 3

Earn at least sixty (60) semester hours, or equivalent, from an accredited institution that, at a minimum, includes either:

a) twenty-four (24) semester hours of medical laboratory technology courses

or

b) twenty-four (24) semester hours of science courses that include:

  1. six (6) semester hours of chemistry;
  2. six (6) semester hours of biology; and
  3. twelve (12) semester hours of courses in chemistry, biology or medical laboratory technology in any combination

and

Pass the MT(AAB) Basic Knowledge and Embryology examinations.*

Route 4

Have previously qualified, or could have qualified, as a technologist under the revised Medicare/CLIA '67 regulations (42 CFR 493.1433) published on March 14, 1990 (55 FR 9538).

These revised Medicare/CLIA '67 regulations include individuals who passed the HHS (formerly HEW) Proficiency Examination for medical technologists and those who had ten (10) years of full-time experience prior to January 1, 1968.

and

Pass the MT(AAB) Basic Knowledge and Embryology examinations.*

Individuals who lack the documented performance of thirty (30) ART laboratory procedures in humans and the one (1) year full-time experience may still challenge the ELS(AAB) examination in embryology

* Additional disciplines can be added by passing the appropriate examination(s).

 

Provisional Status

Upon passing the examination, these individuals will be designated Embryology Laboratory Scientist - Provisional [ELS-P(AAB)] until such time as they complete thirty (30) ART laboratory procedures in humans and one (1) year of acceptable full-time experience, after which time the provisional status will be removed from their certification designation.

Click here to learn more about provisional status and removing provisional status from a certificate.

 

Ready to Apply?

Learn more about the required documents and application process or follow the link below to begin your application: