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Examination schedules are subject to change and periodically revised to include new or changed testing dates. Please view or download the most current version of the ABPN Examination Schedule.

Specialty Certification Examinations for Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Part II Oral Examinations for Certification in Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Successful Part I candidates receive a notice of assignment to a Part II examination with a billing statement for the required examination fee. Scheduling for the Part II examination is done on a regional basis whenever feasible.
Note: The Board is not liable for candidate travel and/or other related expenses incurred as a result of the cancellation of an examination. See the current Information for Applicants publication for complete information regarding Part II examinations.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Certification Examinations
computer-administered and CAP Part II oral examinations
There are three sections to the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry certification examination.
1) A 4.5 hour computer-administered examination in or around June annually
2) A 75-minute oral examination with a written vignette and a videotape segment on preschool and grade school-aged children (in November, following successful completion of the computer-administered examination)
3) A 60-minute oral examination consisting of a psychiatric evaluation of an adolescent under the observation of an examiner (in November, following successful completion of the computer-administered examination)

*fee required
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Maintenance of Certification Examinations
Please be sure to check the expiration date of your certificates and check below for the Maintenance of Certification examination schedule.

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