American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology ABPN Subspecialties, Certification, and Professional Practice

Question 1

The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) requires initial certification candidates to complete how many years of accredited residency training in psychiatry?

Accepted Answer

4 years

Answer

2 years

Answer

3 years

Answer

5 years

Question 2

Which of the following is a current ABPN-recognized subspecialty requiring additional fellowship training and certification?

Accepted Answer

Child and adolescent psychiatry

Answer

Addiction medicine

Answer

Integrative psychiatry

Answer

Neuropsychiatry

Question 3

ABPN Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requires diplomates to demonstrate which of the following on an ongoing basis?

Accepted Answer

Continuous medical education, quality improvement, and assessment activities

Answer

Annual board re-examination

Answer

Monthly peer review of patient cases

Answer

Annual state licensing examination

Question 4

Which accreditation body oversees residency and fellowship training programs in psychiatry in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)

Answer

American Psychiatric Association (APA)

Answer

American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)

Answer

National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)

Question 5

The ABPN Continuing Certification (CC) program replaced which older requirement?

Accepted Answer

Time-limited certification with 10-year written re-examination

Answer

Annual in-training examination (ITE)

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Oral board examination for clinical competency

Answer

Mandatory peer supervision hours

Question 6

Geriatric psychiatry as an ABPN subspecialty focuses primarily on which patient population?

Accepted Answer

Patients over age 65 with psychiatric and cognitive disorders

Answer

Patients of any age with age-related cognitive decline

Answer

Patients over 50 with treatment-resistant depression

Answer

Nursing home residents regardless of age