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Reproductive Clinical Science - Embryology & Andrology (Ph.D.)

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Become an independent researcher in the world’s only online Reproductive Clinical Science (Ph.D.) program.

Reproductive Clinical Science - Embryology & Andrology (Ph.D.)

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Reproductive Clinical Science - Embryology & Andrology (Ph.D.)

Learn more about our program

Questions? Join our virtual information session to learn more about the Reproductive Clinical Science - Embryology & Andrology program, and meet the program director, faculty, and staff. We are offering two informational sessions this Fall where you can ask questions about the program, application process, and more.

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Training the researchers of tomorrow

"We in the field commit to making our field better," says a Ph.D. student Brian LoManto (RCS MS '12), "because when our field gets better, our patients are more successful."

Our Ph.D. candidates develop the skills to push the field forward as independent research scientists.

Ready to make a difference through research at our medical school?

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Program benefits

Research focus

Discuss ethics, explore IVF through evidence-based medicine and publish your research.

Research focus

Our goal is that every PhD student will publish research and present at a national or international conference. In our comprehensive program, you will also:

  • Evaluate ethical and legal matters as part of an interprofessional team
  • Learn protocols related to assisted reproductive technology
  • Use evidence-based medicine to inform your decisions
  • Develop your skills in literature review, grant writing and study design and analysis

Learn while you work

Our PhD program is designed with the working professional in mind.

Learn while you work

With an online executive PhD program, you can learn while working full-time. There are no other blended — online and face-to-face — RCS PhD programs in the world. Take most of your courses online, and make visits to campus for certification and training.

Teaching future educators

Learn how to lead others in lab and in lecture.

Training future educators

Graduates of this program are prepared to lead others in the classroom and the lab. Here at the school, you will gain teaching experience early on. In your first-semester Journal Club, you will present existing research and provide your classmates with a broader understanding of current topics.

Research focus

Discuss ethics, explore IVF through evidence-based medicine and publish your research.

Learn while you work

Our PhD program is designed with the working professional in mind.

Research focus

Our goal is that every PhD student will publish research and present at a national or international conference. In our comprehensive program, you will also:

  • Evaluate ethical and legal matters as part of an interprofessional team
  • Learn protocols related to assisted reproductive technology
  • Use evidence-based medicine to inform your decisions
  • Develop your skills in literature review, grant writing and study design and analysis

Teaching future educators

Learn how to lead others in lab and in lecture.

Research focus

Discuss ethics, explore IVF through evidence-based medicine and publish your research.

Learn while you work

Our PhD program is designed with the working professional in mind.

Teaching future educators

Learn how to lead others in lab and in lecture.

Research focus

Our goal is that every PhD student will publish research and present at a national or international conference. In our comprehensive program, you will also:

  • Evaluate ethical and legal matters as part of an interprofessional team
  • Learn protocols related to assisted reproductive technology
  • Use evidence-based medicine to inform your decisions
  • Develop your skills in literature review, grant writing and study design and analysis

Learn while you work

With an online executive PhD program, you can learn while working full-time. There are no other blended — online and face-to-face — RCS PhD programs in the world. Take most of your courses online, and make visits to campus for certification and training.

Training future educators

Graduates of this program are prepared to lead others in the classroom and the lab. Here at the school, you will gain teaching experience early on. In your first-semester Journal Club, you will present existing research and provide your classmates with a broader understanding of current topics.

SGF Jones Institute

In 1981, the first baby conceived via in vitro fertilization was born thanks to the pioneering efforts of the Howard and Georgeanna Jones Institute. The Jones Institute became an international leader in clinical and scientific research and trained many prominent physicians and scientists. In 2021, the Jones Institute transitioned all patient care to its affiliated partner Shady Grove Fertility (SGF), a premier fertility center and home to 85,000 babies born. SGF Jones Institute operates on the campus in Norfolk, Va.

SGF Jones Institute's pioneering research has led to a series of firsts, including:

  • First IVF baby in the U.S.
  • First intracytoplasmic sperm injection research
  • First U.S.-based online MS program in embryology and andrology
  • First online reproductive clinical science (Ph.D.) program in the world

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) keep graduates up-to-date about the changing field of RCS.

Contact Us

Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences
Reproductive Clinical Science - Embryology & Andrology 
at Old Dominion University
P.O. Box 1980
Norfolk, VA 23501

757.446.5002 or 757.446.8421

VHS-RCScourses@odu.edu

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This website reflects current program information, including admission criteria and curricula. Information is subject to change.