Elections for the ABPN Board Members
Elections to fill the places of members whose terms have expired take place annually. Neurology and Psychiatry are always represented equally on the Board. The Board holds meetings several times each year for the purpose of examining candidates and transacting business.

Staff and Offices
The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.
Executive Offices
2150 E. Lake Cook Road, Suite 900
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
phone: 847.229.6500
fax: 847.229.6600

Staff at the Board consists of dedicated and talented people whose purpose is to assist candidates and diplomates through the credentialing, certification, and maintenance of certification processes. Our Board of Directors and staff also work with committees of specialist and subspecialist physicians to develop our initial certification and MOC examinations, implementation of Maintenance of Certification Program, core competencies outlines, and other advances related to the fields of psychiatry and neurology.

Web Communications and Information Services staff develops and implements software and systems, maintains the integrity of hardware and databases, and maintains this Web site to keep our candidates and diplomates informed of the latest developments in our testing processes, examination schedules, content and core competencies outlines, new subspecialties, and other Board business. Publications are provided as pdf files via this web site for downloading to personal computers.

For information on systems and software development, please contact Paul Whittington, Chief Information Officer, at 847.229.6549 or email pwhittington@abpn.com; or Kevin Point at 847.229.6537 or email kpoint@abpn.com.

For information on this Web site, please contact Michael Ring at 847.229.6536 or mring@abpn.com.

For information on the ABPN preCERT® system contact preCERT Help at preCERT_Help@abpn.com.

For information on the ABPN Physician Folios system contact Folios Help at 848.229.6513 (Monday through Friday between 7:00 am and 2:00 pm CST) or folios_Help@abpn.com.

Credentials and Meetings staff processes candidates' applications for our examinations, verifies physicians' credentials for admissions to certification and maintenance of certification examinations, and coordinates sites and travel arrangements for Part II examinations and meetings for the Board of Directors. For questions regarding meetings and sites, please contact Pat Janda, Director, at 847.229.6510 or email pjanda@abpn.com.

For questions regarding credentials, please contact Stephen Glick, MA, at 847.229.6510 or email sglick@abpn.com.

Examination Administration staff coordinates with a national network of computer test centers for the administration of our computer examinations and coordinates with examiners and host sites for the administration of Part II and child and adolescent oral examinations.
For information on examination administration, please contact Patti Vondrak, Director, at 847.229.6547 or email pvondrak@abpn.com.

For information on computer-administered examinations, and ADA accommodations for computer-administered examinations, please contact Sylvia Vassmer, MBA, at 847.229.6511 or email svassmer@abpn.com.
Questions concerning examiner services should be directed to Mary Finan at 847.229.6542 or email mfinan@abpn.com.

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, Chief Financial Officer and Director, Administration, at 847.229.6550 or email rcallen@abpn.com.
For Human Resources, please contact Valerie Pierce at 847.229.6558 or email vpierce@abpn.com.

Research and Development staff conducts research projects, scores examinations, and maintains examination-related databases.

For information please contact Dorthea Juul, PhD, Vice President, at 847.229.6526 or email djuul@abpn.com, or Jenny Vollmer at 847.229.6532 or email jvollmer@abpn.com.

Test Development and Core Competencies 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 Ed Michener at 847.229.6527 or email emichener@abpn.com, or Jolene Riordan at 847.229.6534 or email jriordan@abpn.com.

For a pdf listing of staff members and responsibilities click here.

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American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.
2150 E. Lake Cook Road, Suite 900, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Phone: 847.229.6500 Fax: 847.229.6600

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