ABPN
Initial Certification Statistics
Certificates issued through December 31, 2021
| Specialty/Subspecialty | Year Certification Began | Certificates Issued in 2021 | Total Certificates* Issued as of December 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatry | 1935 | 1,844 | 68,139 |
| Neurology | 1935 | 796 | 23,043 |
| Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology | 1968 | 147 | 3,276 |
| Neuropsychiatry | 1935 | Last certificate awarded in 1959 | 824 |
| Subspecialty of Addiction Psychiatry | 1993 | Exam offered in 2022 | 2,806 |
| Subspecialty of Brain Injury Medicine** | 2014 | Exam offered in 2022 | 206 |
| Subspecialty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 1959 | 432 | 12,180 |
| Subspecialty of Clinical Neurophysiology | 1992 | 209 | 3,470 |
| Subspecialty of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry | 2005 | 160 | 1,866 |
| Subspecialty of Epilepsy | 2013 | Exam offered in 2022 | 2,045 |
| Subspecialty of Forensic Psychiatry | 1994 | 143 | 2,675 |
| Subspecialty of Geriatric Psychiatry | 1991 | Exam offered in 2022 | 3,638 |
| Subspecialty of Hospice and Palliative Medicine**† | 2008 | 0 | 160 |
| Subspecialty of Neurocritical Care** | 2021 | 332 | 332 |
| Subspecialty of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities** | 2001 | 11 | 107 |
| Subspecialty of Neuromuscular Medicine** | 2008 | Exam offered in 2022 | 976 |
| Subspecialty of Pain Medicine** | 2000 | 20 | 418 |
| Subspecialty of Sleep Medicine** | 2007 | 47 | 1,701 |
| Subspecialty of Vascular Neurology | 2005 | Exam offered in 2022 | 1,969 |
* Total includes lapsed certificates
** ABPN diplomates only
† ABPN issued certificates in Hospice and Palliative medicine (HPM) from 2008-2021. In 2022, HPM certificates issued by ABPN were transitioned to the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) for initial certification and continuing certification.
CC/MOC Examinations administered through December 31, 2021
| Specialty/Subspecialty | Year Recertification Began | Examination Pass Rate | Examinations Passed as of December 31, 2021 | Examinations Administered as of December 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatry CC/MOC | 2002 | 98% | 17,335 | 17,620 |
| Neurology CC/MOC | 2002 | 97% | 7,569 | 7,768 |
| Child Neurology CC/MOC | 2003 | 96% | 954 | 994 |
| Addiction Psychiatry CC/MOC | 2002 | 93% | 1,553 | 1,678 |
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatry CC/MOC | 2004 | 98% | 3,207 | 3,261 |
| Clinical Neurophysiology CC/MOC | 2001 | 93% | 1,700 | 1,827 |
| Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry CC/MOC | 2014 | 89% | 620 | 698 |
| Forensic Psychiatry CC/MOC | 2003 | 94% | 1,484 | 1,581 |
| Geriatric Psychiatry CC/MOC | 2000 | 95% | 2,384 | 2,501 |
| Hospice and Palliative Medicine CC/MOC*† | 2008 | 86% | 18 | 21 |
| Neurodevelopmental Disabilities CC/MOC* | 2010 | 91% | 39 | 43 |
| Neuromuscular Medicine CC/MOC* | 2008 | 96% | 221 | 231 |
| Pain Medicine CC/MOC* | 2008 | 86% | 147 | 170 |
| Sleep Medicine CC/MOC* | 2015 | 89% | 646 | 728 |
| Vascular Neurology CC/MOC | 2014 | 89% | 700 | 788 |
* ABPN diplomates only
† ABPN issued certificates in Hospice and Palliative medicine (HPM) from 2008-2021. In 2022, HPM certificates issued by ABPN were transitioned to the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) for initial certification and continuing certification.
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