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Lifelong Learning for Professional Development in Psychiatry: Pedagogy, Innovations, and Maintenance of Certification
Jeffrey Hunt1, Elizabeth Brannan2, Sandra Sexson3
1Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship and Triple Board Program, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Bradley Hospital, 1011 Veterans Memorial Parkway, East Providence, RI 02915, USA.
Abstract:
The American Board of Medical Specialties, which includes the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, promotes standards focusing on changes in physicians' medical knowledge and skills. The authors describe the literature concerning the effectiveness of lifelong learning. They review the status of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Maintenance of Certification program as an example of a model of lifelong learning, including an innovative pilot. The final sections include a discussion of new innovations to consider in continuing professional development and a reflection about the state of lifelong learning within the context of maintenance of certification in psychiatry.
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