Diplomates

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2008 Information for Applicants for Maintenance of Certification publications and applications will be available beginning in the summer.

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Computer-Administered Examinations, explains the procedures for registration and testing at Pearson VUE testing centers.

Have you recently received initial certification or maintenance of certification in a specialty or subspecialty? View Diplomate listing for recent examinations by selecting the examination below:

Do you know when your certification expires?

As of October 1, 1994, all individuals achieving Board certification by the ABPN are issued ten-year, time-limited certificates. Certificates issued in the subspecialties of addiction psychiatry, clinical neurophysiology, forensic psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, neurodevelopmental disabilities, pain medicine, psychosomatic medicine, and vascular neurology, including those issued prior to October 1, 1994, are ten-year, time-limited certificates. Time-limited certificates for child and adolescent psychiatry began in 1995. All ABPN time-limited certificates, regardless of their exact dates of issuance, are considered to expire ten years later on December 31.

Diplomates who are not recertified before their certificates expire are no longer Board-certified in that area of certification. Once a former diplomate passes the recertification examination, however, he or she will regain certification status.

coming soon! veriCERT Certification and Status Verification System

The ABPN is in the development stages of a new system for certification and status verification named veriCERT. The system will allow diplomates to view their certification status and expiration dates to help in planning their MOC activities. It is expected that employers will utilize the system as a credentialing resource for Board-certification verification. The public will also be able to search for Board-certified physicians by specialty, city, and state as provided by the diplomate. The ABPN encourages all diplomates to submit recent address changes to the Board to facilitate functions of this system.

Check this web site for a link to the veriCERT Certification and Status Verification system when it becomes available.

Read more details on ABPN's Maintenance of Certification program.

Click here to download a current recertification examination schedule.

Click here to download a Duplicate Certificate Request Form.

Click here to download a Verification of Certification Request Form.

Click here to download an Application for Testing Accommodations for Applicants with Disabilities Form.

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