2025 CANDIDATE HANDBOOK - The Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP) Program

Sep 2, 2026

The 2025 Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP) Candidate Handbook outlines application and testing timelines, including multiple testing windows and rules for late submissions and scheduling notices. It details accommodations for applicants with disabilities, referencing ADA requirements and the availability of a special accommodation form in the online application. It also explains how to maintain MSCP certification through continuing education (CME credit hour calculations and eligibility proof) or reexamination, including fees, eligibility conditions, and consequences if certification expires.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages16

Reading Time40 min

AccessFree to download

Application Deadline - Testing Window

Accommodation for Disabilities

Certification Maintenance Options - Continuing Education and Reexamination

Continuing Education Credit Requirements

Reexamination Requirements

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2025 CANDIDATE HANDBOOK
The Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP) Program | | | --- | --- | | | | | Meazure Learning | | --- | | PO Box 570, Morrisville, NC 27560 Phone: 919-572-6880
Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-5:30 PM Eastern Time Email: candidatesupport@meazurelearning. com
Online application link found at
[https://www.menopause.org/for](https://www.menopause.org/for)professionals/mscp-certification. | | Application Deadline | Testing Window | | --- | --- | | May 1, 2025 11:59 pm ET | June 1–30, 2025 | | August 31, 2025
11:59 pm ET | October 1–31, 2025 | | • Applications received after the deadline will be deferred to the next available testing window.
• Notice to Schedule emails will not be sent until approximately 30 days before the testing window begins. | | | Accommodation for Disabilities | for these persons, provided that an appropriate | | --- | --- | | The Menopause Society and Meazure Learning | request for accommodation is submitted to | | comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act | Meazure Learning with their application and that | | (ADA) and will ensure that persons with disabilities | the request is approved. A special accommodations | | are not deprived of the opportunity to take the | form is included with the online application. | | examination solely because of a disability, as | Professional documentation of the submitted | | required and defined by the relevant provisions of the law. Special testing arrangements may be made
Post-Exam | disability may be required. | | Details on how to maintain certification status, | books, and The Menopause Society position | | --- | --- | | as well as an application form, are included | statements published in Menopause (with CME | | in a separate booklet called the Certification | available in print and on the The Menopause | | Maintenance Application found at | Society website). A current list of all The Menopause | | [https://www.menopause.org/for-professionals/](https://www.menopause.org/for-professionals/) | Society-sponsored CME activites may be found at | | mscp-maintenance. To maintain certification | [https://www.menopause.org/for-professionals/](https://www.menopause.org/for-professionals/) | | status, there are two options—submit the appropriate continuing education hours or | nams-cme. | | reexamination. The fee for either option is the | The 30 remaining credit hours may be CME credit | | same: $375 (US dollars) for The Menopause Society | hours offered through an accredited organization | | members, $675 (US dollars) for nonmembers. | and pertaining to women’s health. | | Continuing Education | 1 CME credit hour = 60 minutes = 1 contact hour | | To maintain certification status through continuing | 1 contact hour = 60 minutes = 0.1 CEU | | education, one must meet the eligibility | 1 CEU = 10 contact hours = 10 credit hours | | requirements and provide proof that they have | | | earned a total of 45 credit hours of continuing | After the certification expiration date, this option will | | medical education (CME) between the date | no longer be available. Reexamination is the only | | certification (exam date) is earned and the renewal date. For example, if the certification was earned | way to maintain the certification once it has expired. | | on June 1, 2025, CME earned from June 1, 2025, | Reexamination | | through December 31, 2028, would be eligible. After | The alternative maintenance option is to meet the | | the first renewal, all renewals occur three years | then-current eligibility requirements, then take | | later on December 31. | and pass the then-current examination before the certification expiration date. | | CME must be awarded from an accredited | | | organization. Of the 45 hours of CME, 15 must have | If one chooses to maintain their certification | | been awarded by The Menopause Society. This | status by reexamination, their MSCP certification | | requirement is because the Society wants

FAQs

What are the 2025 application deadlines and testing windows?

Applications must be submitted by May 1, 2025 11:59 pm ET for the June 1–30, 2025 window, or by August 31, 2025 11:59 pm ET for the October 1–31, 2025 window. Late applications are deferred to the next available testing window.

How does the handbook handle accommodation requests for candidates with disabilities?

The Menopause Society and Meazure Learning review requests under ADA provisions to ensure candidates are not deprived of the opportunity to take the exam. A special accommodations form is included with the online application, and professional documentation is required.

How can an MSCP maintain certification status in 2025?

Candidates can either complete the required continuing education (CME) credits or pursue reexamination. CME maintenance requires meeting eligibility requirements and submitting proof of earned credits, while reexamination requires passing the then-current exam before the certification expiration deadline.

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