Training tomorrow’s expert scientists
The Pinnacle Embryology School provides qualified candidates with highly-specialized training with top embryology field professionals, creating the expert embryologists of tomorrow.
Pinnacle Embryology School
Through a three to six month full-time program including lectures, one-on-one hands-on training, and lab immersion and practice, Embryology School students graduate with complete key competencies in the areas of lab quality control procedures, semen analysis, semen freezing, and processing for IUI/IVF/ICSI, oocyte retrieval, embryo culture, and grading, oocyte, and embryo freezing and thawing and embryo transfer. Candidates can also attend Micro-Manipulation workshops focused on developing further specialized skills including Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and Embryo Biopsy for Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT).
Why choose Pinnacle Embryology School?
Here at Pinnacle we are changing lives, one clinic at a time. By partnering with Pinnacle you get access to a passionate team who share the values of patient-first care and want to help your clinic succeed.
Learn from Top Leaders
You will work with the top embryologists in the nation, learning evidence-based practices to make clinical choices backed by research.
State-of-the-Art Facilities
Our school has access to all Pinnacle-affiliated laboratories for training resources that are not available to other embryology training programs. On-campus, practice hands-on techniques for PGT embryo biopsy, ICSI insemination, and semen analysis on state-of-the-art equipment.
IVF Lab Placement
Work with leading national fertility clinics with a Pinnacle affiliated lab placement to help people realize their dreams of building their families.
Become an Embryologist Tuition-Free
As senior professionals in the embryology field are retiring, graduates of the Pinnacle Embryology School are presented with a unique and advantageous occupational opportunity for immediate embryology lab placement through a Pinnacle-affiliated lab. With a five-year commitment to work within the company’s network of clinics, qualified students can attend Pinnacle Embryology School tuition-free.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why attend Pinnacle Embryology School?
Pinnacle Embryology School offers students the opportunity to learn from leaders in the fertility field through a program of lectures, one-on-one hands-on training, and lab immersion and practice. Embryology School students graduate with complete key competencies in the areas of lab quality control procedures, semen analysis, semen freezing, and processing for IUI/IVF/ICSI, oocyte retrieval, embryo culture, and grading, oocyte, and embryo freezing and thawing and embryo transfer.
Work with leading national fertility clinics with a Pinnacle affiliated lab placement to help people build families. With a five-year commitment to work within the company’s network of clinics, qualified students can attend Pinnacle Embryology School tuition-free.
Are prerequisites required for students to be admitted?
All students are required to have a Bachelor of Science with a major concentration in life sciences or an associate degree with at least 120 credit hours in chemistry and life sciences.
Who are the ideal candidates for Pinnacle Embryology School?
Anyone who is detail-oriented with good hand-eye coordination, and has compassion for helping others build their families!
Where do students train and what does the program include?
Students train in two school environments that mimic the lab setting with all necessary equipment.
What is lab & employment placement like post-graduation?
Post-graduate lab placement is based on current clinic needs and the candidate’s preferences.
What are the salaries of embryologists post-program?
Pinnacle offers all employees market-rate salaries post-placement in a Pinnacle-affiliated lab.
What are the tuition costs associated with Pinnacle Embryology School?
All tuition costs are waived with a five-year commitment to work at a Pinnacle Fertility affiliated clinic.
How do candidates apply?
Apply here today!
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Program Staff
Dr. John zhang
John Zhang, Ph.D, is IVF Lab Director at Institute for Human Reproduction, a Pinnacle-affiliated fertility center in Chicago, IL. Before joining IHR, Dr. Zhang was clinical professor of obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of Master of Science in Clinical Embryology (now Master of Science in Human Reproduction and Embryology), and Director of IVF Lab at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Medicine. Dr. Zhang brings to Pinnacle Embryology School with over 25 years of experience in IVF laboratory practice. In addition to leading highly successful IVF Labs, Dr Zhang has personally trained many embryologists who are leading very successful careers in Chicago and beyond.
