Perry has launched Perry Academy, an accredited education platform designed to train healthcare professionals in perimenopause care. The platform’s debut program, the Perimenopause Certificate, provides CME and CE/CEU accredited training for practitioners working with midlife women.
The Academy offers two membership tracks: Perry Advanced for prescribing practitioners with CME-accredited expert modules, and Perry Core for allied health professionals with CE/CEU-accredited foundational training. Both tracks begin with the Perimenopause Certificate as a shared foundation.
Perry Academy was developed using insights from over 500,000 women in Perry’s community and created alongside healthcare experts including Mary Jane Minkin, MD, Suzanne Gilberg MD, and Stacy Sims, Ph.D. The curriculum covers hormonal health, evidence-based treatments, mental health, sexual wellness, and patient communication strategies.
“Too many women are misdiagnosed, dismissed, or left in the dark in midlife,” said Laura Okafor, Founder and CEO of Perry. “Perry Academy is changing that by equipping professionals with real-world training, patient insights, practical tools, and a bold new standard of care.”
Graduates receive certification credentials and are included in the Perry-Certified Directory, which connects women to perimenopause-trained healthcare professionals. The platform addresses the care gap many women face during perimenopause, when symptoms are often misunderstood or dismissed.
Education modules include topics such as metabolism and weight management, mental health and trauma, skin and hair changes, health equity issues, and vaginal health. The program uses case-based simulations and patient-practitioner communication resources.
“This is the education I wish I had earlier in my career,” said Dr. Suzanne Gilberg, Chief Medical Instructor at Perry Academy and board-certified OB-GYN. “We’re not just filling a gap—we’re raising the standard.”
