Clinical Certification in Optimal Medicine
This five part series teaches hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) as its foundation for optimal health and layers on lifestyle and wellness topics that further optimize how a patient feels.
Clinical Certification in Optimal Medicine Exam Details
This includes gut health, sleep, exercise, nutrition, epigenetics, endocrine disruptors, autoimmune and more. Additionally it takes and applies a modern approach to managing chronic disease. It’s comprehensive and well rounded for a whole person approach to empowering your patients health and wellness in helping them be the very best version of who they can be. This Series is tailored toward MD, DO, NP, PA and ND’s. Health coaches and other support staff are welcome to attend at a non prescriber rate.
This is our most comprehensive certification that takes the deep dive in BHRT for pre, peri and post menopause including andropause for men and adds education in lifestyle and wellness education for that whole person approach to wellness. It is comprehensive towards patients needing help in their 20’s and long after through their 70’s and 80’s. The concepts are the root cause in keeping your body functioning at its peak.
This certification shows providers how to apply a more modern day approach to managing and reversing some of the most common chronic disease conditions we see today. It's not a sick care approach to managing disease, it's a well care approach that emboldens patients to improve their health.
This certification reflects completion of advanced CME training and a competency-based examination through WorldLink Medical. It is not equivalent to board certification recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialities (ABMS) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
Our Additional Physician CME Benefits
In addition to the invaluable knowledge gained from the four-part series and enhanced credibility among peers, the certification program offers the following benefits:
- A large, framed Certificate of Completion for the Optimal Medicine 5 Course Series
- An Clinical Certification in Optimal Medicine Seal for use on your website and other marketing materials.
- A logo displayed on the WLM Provider Directory as a Clinical Certification in Optimal Medicine Practitioner
Exam Format
- The exam consists of about 500 questions and is administered online.
- Exam is split into 5 sections (for each course) of 100 questions
- You must get an 80% or above to pass. If you fail, you will have the opportunity to retake and pass
- You will receive a notification of which questions you got wrong
- You will have two years from the date you begin the exam to complete it
Hormone Replacement Therapy Certification Maintenence
Ongoing education is essential to providing the highest level of patient care. To keep your certification current and stay up to date with the latest research, trends, and quality training, we recommend attending at least one course offered by WorldLink Medical each calendar year. Requirements
- Completion of the Optimal Medicine Training Series, but it can be purchased and started after completion of Foundations in BHRT.
- $1250 Exam Fee
Integrative Medicine Certification FAQ
You can sign up for certification as soon as you have completed the first hormone course in the Optimal Medicine Training Series; Foundations in BHRT.
The prerequisites for this certification are part of the Optimal Medicine Training Series:
- Foundations in BHRT (1 of 3): from Science to Clinical Success in BHRT
- Navigating Hormone Complexities (2 of 3): The Clinical Impact of Cancer, PMOS (formerly PCOS), and Endocrine Disruption in BHRT
- Targeting Root Causes: An Optimal Medicine approach to Chronic Disease (3 of 3)
- Analyzing the Impact of Food: Nutrition, diets, fasting and gut health
- Investigating Lifestyle Optimization: Diet, Sleep, Exercise & Epigenetics
The hormone courses 1, 2 and 3 must be attended first. After that you may attend the remainder of the courses in any order. You may also take the Impact of Food or Lifestyle Optimization first and then circle back for the required first 3 courses
Certification may be purchased after completion of the first hormone course.
The cost of certification to launch in 2026 will be $1250.00

