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Maintenance of Certification Statistics
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MOC Statistics as of December 31, 2012
| Specialty/Subspecialty | Year Recertification/ MOC Began | Examination Pass Rate | Total Maintained Certificates as of December 31, 2012 |
| Psychiatry MOC | 2002 | 99% | 7,403 |
| Neurology MOC | 2002 | 99% | 2,923 |
| Child Neurology MOC | 2003 | 99% | 389 |
| Addiction Psychiatry MOC | 2002 | 93% | 919 |
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatry MOC | 2004 | 99% | 1,277 |
| Clinical Neurophysiology MOC | 2001 | 96% | 821 |
| Forensic Psychiatry MOC | 2003 | 97% | 799 |
| Geriatric Psychiatry MOC | 2000 | 95% | 1,633 |
| Neurodevelopmental Disabilities MOC | 2010 | 100% | 16 |
| Pain Medicine MOC | 2008 | 96% | 55 |
MOC Statistics as of December 31, 2011
| Specialty/Subspecialty | Year Recertification/ MOC Began | Examination Pass Rate | Total Maintained Certificates as of December 31, 2011 |
| Psychiatry MOC | 2002 | 99% | 6,616 |
| Neurology MOC | 2002 | 99% | 2,552 |
| Child Neurology MOC | 2003 | 99% | 351 |
| Addiction Psychiatry MOC | 2002 | 93% | 872 |
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatry MOC | 2004 | 99% | 1,121 |
| Clinical Neurophysiology MOC | 2001 | 97% | 769 |
| Forensic Psychiatry MOC | 2003 | 97% | 774 |
| Geriatric Psychiatry MOC | 2000 | 96% | 1,543 |
| Neurodevelopmental Disabilities MOC | 2010 | 100% | 93 |
| Pain Medicine MOC | 2008 | 100% | 43 |
MOC Statistics as of December 31, 2010
| Specialty/Subspecialty | Year Recertification/ MOC Began | Examination Pass Rate | Total Maintained Certificates as of December 31, 2010 |
| Psychiatry MOC | 2002 | 99% | 5,689 |
| Neurology MOC | 2002 | 99% | 2,138 |
| Child Neurology MOC | 2003 | 99% | 298 |
| Addiction Psychiatry MOC | 2002 | 94% | 849 |
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatry MOC | 2004 | 100% | 935 |
| Clinical Neurophysiology MOC | 2001 | 97% | 678 |
| Forensic Psychiatry MOC | 2003 | 98% | 714 |
| Geriatric Psychiatry MOC | 2000 | 96% | 1,382 |
| Neurodevelopmental Disabilities MOC | 2010 | 100% | 1 |
| Pain Medicine MOC | 2008 | 100% | 26 |
MOC Statistics as of December 31, 2009
| Specialty/Subspecialty | Year Recertification/ MOC Began | Examination Pass Rate | Total Maintained Certificates as of December 31, 2009 |
| Psychiatry MOC | 2002 | 99% | 4,863 |
| Neurology MOC | 2002 | 99% | 1,779 |
| Child Neurology MOC | 2003 | 99% | 245 |
| Addiction Psychiatry MOC | 2002 | 94% | 807 |
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatry MOC | 2004 | 100% | 760 |
| Clinical Neurophysiology MOC | 2001 | 97% | 629 |
| Forensic Psychiatry MOC | 2003 | 98% | 663 |
| Geriatric Psychiatry MOC | 2000 | 96% | 1,267 |
| Pain Medicine | 2008 | 100% | 3 |