Meet your infertility expert – A Fellow in Reproductive Medicine!

 Infertility problems affect an estimated 25–30 million couples presently in India and businesses are making significant plans to take advantage of this enormous opportunity.

In India, there is still limited coverage of infertility treatments despite a strong demand in both urban and rural areas.

Though the causes are varied the need for IVF centres is absolutely there and in huge numbers over the next decade - lifestyle, delayed parenthood and environmental factors in cities, and access to fertility centres in rural areas.

What are the chances?

Fertility luck seems to be in the air as India's IVF industry expands and the corporations rejoice. Leaders in the field, including Apollo Infertility, Cloud Nine Hospitals, Indira IVF, Nova IVF, and Birla Fertility & IVF, are strengthening their expansion plans in response to the growing demand for infertility treatments. Over the next five years, the IVF business is forecast to develop at a compound annual growth rate of 17%, driven by a rise in medical tourism and an increase in disorders connected to infertility. There is fierce competition in the IVF market from both disorganized and big corporate enterprises.

Government Intervention

The government tightened restrictions on assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in 2023.

The primary goal was to stop illicit activities and exploitation, but it has also introduced requirements for the establishment of IVF facilities. It has set minimum infrastructural and staff standards for ART centres.

The Gynaecologist is the foremost and a critical staff requirement of the IVF centre. The Dr must be qualified in this super-specialty of treating infertility and adept at carrying out IVF procedures.

Below are the particulars about the eligibility criteria:

·        MD/MS/DNB/PG Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, with a minimum of 50 oocyte retrievals and 3 years of infertility experience.

·        Medical postgraduate in OBGYN with a specialized Doctorate of Medicine or Fellowship in reproductive medicine, plus 3 years of infertility experience.

Each Gynaecologist must decide which IVF training program in India would best advance her professional objectives and meet industry standards.

Where can we do Fellowship in Reproductive Medicine?

When it comes to experience, knowledge, manner of instruction, and affiliation with IVF courses, Medline Academics is among the rarest institutions offering a Fellowship in Reproductive Medicine in India. Institutions that offer training courses now act as a springboard for IVF specialty services. Hospitals and academies that are in operation provide courses that comply with ART criteria. A handful of them have only recently begun their training in Fellowship in Reproductive Medicine in Bangalore.

The Fellowship in Reproductive Medicine course is offered in three consecutive sections, consisting of about eight theory modules on an intelligent e-learning platform with weekly live lectures by professionals in the field. This breaks up the monotony of self-learning and improves the learning process. The assignments and tests are scheduled by the e-learning platform in a way that facilitates and guarantees the progressive acquisition of the principles that are the cornerstone of infertility therapies. Before moving on to actual patients, simulation using cutting-edge models properly bridges the knowledge and skill applications divide. The IVF specialist must complete at least 50 OPU’s to be certified, which is one of the requirements before they can begin treating patients on their own.

The required experience of the patient's treatment journey in an IVF center will be provided by the clinical attachment. Under the guidance of an IVF specialist, participants must spend a minimum of 180 hours at the Level 2 ART center. These hours will be documented in a logbook.

After this, there will be a two-day exit exam that includes theory, viva, and practical testing under university supervision. The esteemed Fellowship in IVF will be awarded to the successful candidates – university for Indian candidates and institutional for International candidates.
The FRM Doctors can now work as infertility experts in IVF facilities, and after two more years of experience, they can even consider opening their own standalone IVF facility. Infertility experts are urgently needed; the nation and business demand it.

We at Medline Academics do receive inquiries from various parts of India, Asia, and Africa. Almost 150+ FRM candidates have been recruited to date and there has been positive & encouraging feedback from successful pass-out students about the course deliverables! We constantly strive to meet your expectations in preparing you well for the Infertility treatment landscape.

Having you join the course is something we are excited about!

For more details please visit www.medlineacademics.com