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Certification and recertification
1Northwestern University Medical School, Deerfield, Illinois.
The Psychiatric Quarterly
|January 1, 1991
Summary
The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology is updating certification requirements, introducing time-limited certificates and recertification for psychiatrists. This impacts general, child/adolescent, geriatric, and future addiction/forensic psychiatry qualifications.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Psychiatry Subspecialties
Background:
- The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) currently offers certifications in general psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, and geriatric psychiatry.
- New subspecialty certifications in clinical neurophysiology and addiction psychiatry are being introduced or are under review.
Purpose of the Study:
- To inform psychiatrists about upcoming changes in certification requirements by the ABPN.
- To outline the introduction of time-limited certificates and the subsequent need for recertification.
Main Methods:
- Review of current certification requirements by the ABPN.
- Discussion of strategies for planning recertification processes.
Main Results:
- The ABPN will issue certificates in clinical neurophysiology in 1992.
- Addiction psychiatry is under review, and forensic psychiatry has been proposed for added qualification.
- All new subspecialty certificates and all certificates from October 1, 1994, will be time-limited.
Conclusions:
- Time-limited certificates necessitate a recertification process for maintaining board certification.
- Psychiatrists need to be aware of these evolving requirements for continued professional practice.
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