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Office and Staff

7 Parkway North
Deerfield, IL 60015
Phone: 847.229.6500
Fax: 847.229.6600

ABPN staff is available to answer calls Monday-Friday from 9:30 am – 2:30 pm CST. You may leave a voice message at any time and your phone call will be returned within two business days.

Staff at the Board consists of dedicated and talented people whose intention is to assist candidates and diplomates through the credentialing, certification, and continuing certification processes. Our Board of Directors and staff also work with committees of specialist and subspecialist physicians to develop our initial certification and continuing certification examinations, implement our Continuing Certification program, develop content outlines, and other advances related to the fields of psychiatry and neurology.

Test Development and Content Outlines

Staff works with committees to build the test item bank, develops and maintains the test item bank, performs editorial services, and assembles computer-administered examinations. For information please contact Linjun Shen, PhD, MPH, Vice President, Test Development, by email or at 847.229.6563.

Credentials

Staff processes candidates’ applications for our examinations and verifies physicians’ credentials for admissions to certification and continuing certification examinations. For questions regarding credentials, please contact Patti Vondrak, MBA, Vice President, Operations, by email or at 847.229.6547 or Jessica Rogers, Manager, Credentials, by email or at 847.229.6510.

Examination Administration

Staff coordinates with a national network of computer test centers for the administration of our computer examinations. For information on examination administration, please contact Patti Vondrak, MBA, Vice President, Operations, by email or at 847.229.6547. For information on computer-administered examinations, and ADA accommodations for computer-administered examinations, please contact Amy Stevens, Manager, Certification Services, by email or at 847.229.6565.

Continuing Certification

Staff communicates Board policies and procedures to diplomates and continuing certification (CC) program sponsors. For information on CC program applications and product approvals, sponsoring organizations should contact Patti Vondrak, MBA, Vice President, Operations, by email or at 847.229.6547 or Amanda Bishop, Manager, Maintenance of Certification, by email or at 847.229.6543.

Research and Development

Staff conducts research projects, scores examinations, and maintains examination-related databases. For information, please contact Linjun Shen, PhD, MPH, Vice President, Test Development, by email or at 847.229.6563.

Finance and Administration

Staff performs building services functions, accounting, and human resources activities related to the Board. For information on finance, accounting, or office operations, please contact Robin Callen, CPA, Vice President, Finance and Administration,  by email or at 847.229.6550. For Human Resources, please contact Allison Haschke, Manager, Human Resources by email or at 847.229.6558.

Meetings

Staff coordinates sites and travel arrangements for professional meeting exhibit booths and Board of Directors meetings. For information, please contact Robin Callen, CPA, Vice President, Finance and Administration, by email or at 847.229.6550 or Laura Dailey, Manager, Meetings and Travel, by email or at 847.229.6525.

Communications

Staff maintains this website to keep candidates, diplomates, credentialers, program directors and coordinators and the public informed on the latest developments in the ABPN testing processes and examination content, examination schedule and deadlines, news, and other Board business. For information, please contact Patti Vondrak, MBA, Vice President, Operations, by email or at 847.229.6547 or Patrick Reilly, Manager, Communications, by email or at 847.229.6536.

Contact Information

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.
7 Parkway North
Deerfield, IL 60015

Phone: 847.229.6500
Fax: 847.229.6600

Continuing Certification Helpline: 847.229.6512