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Achieving Board Certification in Psychiatry: A Cohort Study

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to track the progress of a cohort of graduates of psychiatry residency training programs in achieving certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). These data provide a detailed picture of how recent graduates perform on the ABPN’s examinations. METHOD: The subjects for this study were the 739 new candidates who sat for the part I examination in fall 1994. The cohort’s performance on the part I and part II examinations was analyzed, as was the relationship between performance on the two examinations. RESULTS: Approximately 8 years after their first attempt at the part I examination, 85% of the cohort were certified, and 15% were not. The majority passed both the part I and part II examinations on the first attempt. Those who passed part I on the first attempt were more likely than those who failed to pass part II on the first attempt. Of the 627 who were certified at follow-up, 199 (32%) were also certified in one subspecialty, and 29 (5%) were certified in two, for a total of 257 subspecialty certificates. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study suggest that most recent graduates of residency training programs who attempt the ABPN process are likely to become board certified, and the majority will do so by passing both components on the first attempt.

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