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Certificates issued through December 31, 2019
| Specialty/Subspecialty | Year Certification Began | Certificates Issued in 2019 | Total Certificates* Issued as of December 31, 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatry | 1935 | 1,595 | 64,791 |
| Neurology | 1935 | 743 | 21,457 |
| Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology | 1968 | 132 | 3,001 |
| Neuropsychiatry | 1935 | Last certificate awarded in 1959 | 824 |
| Subspecialty of Addiction Psychiatry | 1993 | Exam offered in 2020 | 2,665 |
| Subspecialty of Brain Injury Medicine** | 2014 | Exam offered in 2020 | 162 |
| Subspecialty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 1959 | 444 | 11,353 |
| Subspecialty of Clinical Neurophysiology | 1992 | 226 | 3,261 |
| Subspecialty of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry | 2005 | 143 | 1,706 |
| Subspecialty of Epilepsy | 2013 | Exam offered in 2020 | 1,846 |
| Subspecialty of Forensic Psychiatry | 1994 | 145 | 2,532 |
| Subspecialty of Geriatric Psychiatry | 1991 | Exam offered in 2020 | 3,557 |
| Subspecialty of Hospice and Palliative Medicine** | 2008 | Exam offered in 2020 | 144 |
| Subspecialty of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities** | 2001 | 9 | 96 |
| Subspecialty of Neuromuscular Medicine** | 2008 | Exam offered in 2020 | 866 |
| Subspecialty of Pain Medicine** | 2000 | 18 | 386 |
| Subspecialty of Sleep Medicine** | 2007 | 74 | 1,654 |
| Subspecialty of Vascular Neurology | 2005 | Exam offered in 2020 | 1,746 |
* Total includes lapsed certificates
** ABPN diplomates only
MOC Examinations administered through December 31, 2019
| Specialty/Subspecialty | Year Recertification Began | Examination Pass Rate | Examinations Passed as of December 31, 2019 | Examinations Administered as of December 31, 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatry MOC | 2002 | 99% | 16,809 | 17,058 |
| Neurology MOC | 2002 | 98% | 7,335 | 7,498 |
| Child Neurology MOC | 2003 | 96% | 935 | 970 |
| Addiction Psychiatry MOC | 2002 | 93% | 1,510 | 1,629 |
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatry MOC | 2004 | 99% | 3,128 | 3,174 |
| Clinical Neurophysiology MOC | 2001 | 94% | 1,618 | 1,728 |
| Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry MOC | 2014 | 89% | 589 | 663 |
| Forensic Psychiatry MOC | 2003 | 94% | 1,426 | 1,513 |
| Geriatric Psychiatry MOC | 2000 | 95% | 2,302 | 2,413 |
| Hospice and Palliative Medicine MOC | 2008 | 79% | 11 | 14 |
| Neurodevelopmental Disabilities MOC | 2010 | 90% | 37 | 41 |
| Neuromuscular Medicine MOC | 2008 | 95% | 187 | 197 |
| Pain Medicine MOC | 2008 | 85% | 131 | 154 |
| Sleep Medicine MOC | 2015 | 89% | 524 | 587 |
| Vascular Neurology MOC | 2014 | 90% | 641 | 716 |
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