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ABPN Announces New Continuous Pathway to Lifelong Learning Program (July 1, 2011)

bullet Read more about the new program. (PDF)
bullet Click here to download FAQ's. (PDF)
bullet More program details to follow in the near future.



Application Materials for Psychosomatic Medicine
Candidates can download application materials for their on-line examination and view other important information.

Each year the ABPN provides print publications for each examination that will be offered in the following year. These Information for Applicants publications contain our rules and regulations, requirements for admissions to examinations, examination procedures, specific training requirements, and content descriptions for the examination.

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Application Materials for Psychosomatic Medicine

Initial Certification in Psychosomatic Medicine
Maintenance of Certification in Psychosomatic Medicine

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Applicants with Disabilities
Information for Applicants with Disabilities and Qualifications for Testing Accommodations
http://www.abpn.com/downloads/forms/adaform.pdf

Fifth Edition (DSM-5)
With the publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) will adapt its examination specifications and content to conform to DSM-5 classifications and diagnostic criteria for its computer-delivered certification and maintenance of certification examinations according to the following timeline:

Examinations administered in 2013 and 2014
Will continue to use DSM-IV-TR

Examinations administered in 2015 and 2016
Will use classifications and diagnostic criteria that have not changed from DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5

Examinations administered in 2017
Will use DSM-5 classifications and diagnostic criteria

Oral examinations will continue to conform to DSM-IV-TR.


Initial Certification in Psychosomatic Medicine -- Return to top
Applications Available January 3, 2013
Deadline April 1, 2013
Late Application Deadline June 1, 2013
Application Fee
Examinaton Fee
Late Application Fee
$700
$1200
$500
Admission Materials Emailed July 8, 2013
2013 IFA download
2013 Content Specifications download
2013 Format and Scoring download
Choice of Dates October 15 - 18, 2013
Next Choice of Dates 2015
Examinaton Schedules download

Maintenance of Certification in Psychosomatic Medicine -- Return to top
Applications Available
August 1, 2013
Deadline November 1, 2013
Late Application Deadline December 2, 2013
Application Fee
Examinaton Fee
Late Application Fee
TBD
TBD
TBD
Admission Materials Mailed February 3, 2014
IFA TBD
Content Outline TBD
Format and Scoring TBD
Choice of Dates April 21-25, 2014
Next Choice of Dates 2015
Examinaton Schedules download


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