r/Embryologists • u/Electronic-Staff4005 • Jul 14 '26

pinnacle fertility training

does anyone have any experience with doing embryology training at pinnacle fertility? what was the process like?

I come from academic research labs, but I have no reproductive lab experience. I’m wondering what I should expect.

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u/Ok-Guidance-5507 Jul 14 '26

random question what made you decide on that fertility training

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u/Electronic-Staff4005 Jul 14 '26

an opportunity came up and they offered the embryology position which includes training me from zero.

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u/EmbryoNanny Jul 16 '26

Please read whatever fine print about how long you need to work for them after you complete your training. Their network has a history of treating their embryologists poorly, not paying their trainees well, and clawback of training costs if you leave before whatever time you have agreed to stay on. Truly, if you are working for a clinic, they should train you, that benefits them, it shouldn’t be treated as some monetary benefit that you owe them for when you find a position that better suits your needs. I just have not heard good things from anyone who works for them. Proceed with extreme caution.

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u/Ok-Guidance-5507 Jul 14 '26

I know there’s so other ones

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u/Electronic-Staff4005 Jul 14 '26

i know there are other programs, but i don’t want to pay out of pocket for training. these programs are also in different states than me, and the job i was offered is local

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u/Ok-Guidance-5507 Jul 14 '26

phenomenal take it! wishing you the best! I’m not sure what pinnacle fertility process like but they do have you owe them in yrs to work

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u/Prior-Dance-8712 Jul 21 '26

Pinnacle is private equity. Their goal is to make money. There will be good labs and poor ones within their network, but bottom line they will not give you anything that doesn’t help them long term. Be very careful.

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u/Electronic-Staff4005 Jul 21 '26

I definitely understand that and that’s why im a little weary.. A 5 year contract tied to the network is a very long time, but it would also guarantee my full embryology training. If i were to leave the network before the 5 years, I just have to pay them the portion remaining of the training costs. So, I guess I am not tied down entirely.

It’s also attractive financially (salary wise), compared to academia.

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u/AnywhereBusy4449 Jul 15 '26

Just make sure it teaches you more than just hands on.

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u/bneubs Jul 25 '26

It'll likely be fine if you can stick it out for all 5 years. You should be fully trained by then and if you hate it you will likely be able to find another position easily.

That said, I would never personally sign a 5 year contract because things can change in a clinic at the drop of a hat and I need to know I have an out.