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The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) developed 6 core competencies for physicians of all specialties and a maintenance of certification (MOC) program for board-certified physicians. The MOC program incorporates the 6 competencies into 4 component areas: professional standing, self-assessment and lifelong learning, cognitive expertise, and performance in practice. These 4 components are designed to promote a cycle of lifelong learning, self-assessment and peer review, and incorporation of best practices in order to improve the quality of health care in clinical practice. The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology is a member board of the ABMS and has adapted the competencies and MOC requirements for psychiatrists and neurologists.
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Certification/standards , Clinical Competence/standards , Psychiatry/standards , Specialty Boards/standards , Certification/organization & administration , Education, Medical, Continuing/standards , Humans , Medicine/standards , Neurology/standards , Program Development/methods , Quality of Health Care , United StatesABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: This study analyzed the relationship between performance on The American College of Psychiatrists' Psychiatry Resident-In-Training Examination (PRITE) and the ABPN Part 1 examination. METHODS: Pearson correlation coefficients were used to examine the relationship between performance on the 2002 PRITE and the 2003 Part 1 examination for 297 examinees. RESULTS: The correlation between the PRITE global psychiatry and the Part 1 psychiatry scores was 0.59, and the correlation between the PRITE global neurology and the Part 1 neurology scores was 0.39. CONCLUSION: Although the PRITE and the Part 1 examination have different purposes and are developed independently, the significant correlations between scores on the two tests support the use of PRITE results to guide preparation for the Part 1 examination. Guidelines for PRITE scores associated with poor performance on the Part 1 examination are provided.
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Certification , Internship and Residency , Psychiatry/education , Specialty Boards , Achievement , Curriculum , Feedback, Psychological , Guidelines as Topic , Humans , Neurology/education , Statistics as Topic , United StatesSubject(s)
Certification , Psychiatry/legislation & jurisprudence , Clinical Competence , Humans , United StatesABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To describe the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) Maintenance of Certification Program, its underlying rationale, how it will be implemented now, and what it might look like in the future. METHODS: The authors describe the philosophical foundation, specific components, and the implementation timeline of the ABPN Maintenance of Certification Program; the development of specific products that might be used by ABPN diplomates to meet its requirements; and several unanswered questions about its current status and future development. RESULTS: The ABPN Maintenance of Certification Program consists of specific requirements pertaining to professional standing, self-assessment and lifelong learning, performance in practice, and cognitive expertise that will be implemented incrementally over the next decade. CONCLUSION: The ABPN Maintenance of Certification Program has been implemented in a manner that is as consistent as possible with its underlying philosophical beliefs as well as the current and expected public and political concerns, diplomate needs, and the requirements of organizations responsible for licensure, credentialing, privileging, accreditation, professional development, and physician reimbursement.
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Certification/standards , Clinical Competence/standards , Education, Medical, Continuing/standards , Educational Measurement/methods , Neurology/standards , Psychiatry/standards , Specialty Boards/standards , Certification/methods , Certification/trends , Education, Medical, Continuing/methods , Forecasting , Humans , Licensure, Medical/standards , Models, Educational , Neurology/education , Organizational Objectives , Professional Practice/standards , Program Development/methods , Psychiatry/education , Specialty Boards/trendsSubject(s)
Disasters , Emergency Services, Psychiatric/organization & administration , Faculty, Medical , Internship and Residency , Psychiatric Department, Hospital/organization & administration , Psychiatry/education , Academic Medical Centers/organization & administration , Disaster Planning/organization & administration , Humans , Leadership , Louisiana , Relief Work/organization & administrationABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To report the assessment of psychopharmacology on the certification and recertification exams in general psychiatry and in the subspecialties administered by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). METHODS: The ABPN's core competencies for psychiatrists were reviewed. The number of items addressing psychopharmacology or neuropharmacology was determined for each examination. For the multiple-choice certification exams, item performance was reviewed. The grade cards of failing candidates were reviewed for the oral certification exam. RESULTS: A significant number of the core competencies involved psychopharmacology. The percent of items addressing the topic varied by examination but was substantial in general. Performance on these items on the multiple-choice certification exam was similar to performance in other areas. However, a majority of those who failed the patient section of the oral examination had inadequate performance in the area of drug treatment, indicating that trainees may need additional experience with applying psychopharmacological knowledge in the context of patient cases. CONCLUSION: This review indicated that knowledge of psychopharmacology was a significant component of the ABPN's core competencies and of its certification and recertification exams.
