ABPN Update for AUPN. Larry R. Faulkner, M.D. President and CEO ABPN. April 2014

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1 ABPN Update for AUPN by Larry R. Faulkner, M.D. President and CEO ABPN April

2 Outline of Presentation A ABPN Directors B. Certification Update C. Policy on Sharing Examination Material D. ABPN Residency Tracking System (PreCert) Participation E. MOC Update F. New ABPN Subspecialty G. ABPN Faculty Fellowship H. ABPN Senior Resident Administration Fellowship I. ABPN Crucial Issues Forum on Subspecialties 2

3 A ABPN Directors Psychiatry Directors Barbara Schneidman, M.D., M.P.H., (ABPN Chair) Robert Guynn, M.D. Kailie Shaw, M.D. Robert Ronis, M.D., M.P.H. George Keepers, M.D. Robert Golden, M.D. Paramjit Joshi, M.D. Jeffrey Lyness, M.D. Location Seattle, WA Houston, TX Tampa, FL Cleveland, OH Portland, OR Milwaukie, WI Washington, DC Rochester, NY Neurology Directors Ralph Jozefowicz, M.D., (ABPN Vice Chair) Ann Tilton, M.D. Noor Pirzada, M.D. Kerry Levin, M.D. Laurie Gutmann, M.D. Terry Cascino, M.D. J. Clay Goodman, M.D. John Bodensteiner, M.D. Location Rochester, NY New Orleans, LA Toledo, OH Cleveland, OH Morgantown, WV Rochester, MN Houston, TX Rochester, MN 3

4 B. Certification Update 1. The new Certification Examinations in Neurology and Child Neurology have been redesigned from the old Part I Examinations. More clinical vignettes Audio and video vignettes (real and simulated patients) 2. A formal definition of Board Eligibility has been developed. Seven years from residency graduation 3. Certification fees have been reduced another 7% in There will be no fee increase in

5 C. Policy on Sharing Examination Material ABPN Policy I understand that the examination material is confidential and copyrighted. I agree not to copy, reproduce, or disclose examination material or content at any time. 5

6 D. ABPN Residency Tracking System (PreCert) Participation Total Programs Active Programs Psychiatry (100%) CAP (93%) Neurology (98%) CN (82%) Note: Beginning in 2015, the ABPN will only accept online applications. 6

7 E. MOC Update 1. The ABPN had to begin reporting the MOC status of all diplomates in Meeting MOC Requirements Not Meeting MOC Requirements Not Meeting MOC Requirements and Not Required To Do So Life-time certificate holders not participating in MOC 2. The ABPN began its new Continuous MOC Program (C- MOC) for all diplomates certified or recertified in 2012 or later. Same MOC requirements Annual registration on the ABPN folio Annual registration fee ($175 in 2013) No additional fee for one MOC examination in 10 years 7

8 3. The ABPN will give MOC credit for completing an ACGME-accredited subspecialty fellowship and passing an ABPN subspecialty examination. Begins in 2012 One 3-year block of MOC requirements waived 4. Life-time certificate holders may now join the C-MOC in two ways. Pass the MOC examination Register for C-MOC, complete 3 years of required MOC activities, and pass the MOC examination within 3 years 5. The ABMS has developed new MOC Standards for More flexibility for Member Boards More options for feedback requirements 8

9 F. New ABPN Subspecialties 1. Epilepsy First examination given in the Fall of Brain Injury Medicine Multispecialty subspecialty ABPMR, ABPN, ABFM Both neurologists and psychiatrists are eligible First examination in

10 G. ABPN Faculty Fellowship 1. The ABPN has established a new Faculty Fellowship Program to promote innovative education and/or evaluation for psychiatry and neurology residents or practitioners. Four psychiatry and four neurology faculty supported per year Each ABPN Fellow will receive $50,000 per year for two years 2. The Faculty Fellowship Selection Committee consists of: 4 ABPN Directors 1 Psychiatry Program Director (Deborah Cowley, M.D. Washington) 1 Neurology Program Director (Jaffar Khan, M.D. Emory) 1 Psychiatry Chair (Steven Epstein, M.D. George Washington) 1 Neurology Chair (Allison Brashear, M.D. Wake Forest) 3. The deadline for applications is August 18,

11 2014 ABPN Faculty Fellows Fellow Title Project Description Melissa Arbuckle, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Director of Translating CME to Psychiatry Residency Clinical Practice Training Columbia, Univ. Charles Flippen II, M.D. Director of Neurology Improving Neurology Residency Training Resident Interviewing UCLA Skills Michael Jibson, M.D., Ph.D. Director of Psychiatry Reliability and Validity Residency Education of CSEs Univ. of Michigan Robert Stone, M.D. Assistant Professor of Evaluating Clinical Skills Neurology and Pediatrics of Residents Univ. of Rochester 11

12 H. ABPN Senior Resident Administrative Fellowship 1. One senior psychiatry resident and one senior neurology resident will be selected each year to spend three months at the ABPN. Salary (if necessary), housing allowance, and travel expenses paid by the ABPN Nominations will alternate yearly between the ABPN Directors and AADPRT/CNPD First ABPN Fellows were nominated by ABPN Directors Zubair Ahmed, M.D. Cleveland Clinic Neurology Resident Alexis Cohen-Oram, M.D. Univ. South Florida Psychiatry Resident 12

13 2. ABPN Fellows will have an organized and stimulating experience. Learn about the structure and function of the ABPN and the major professional organizations in psychiatry and neurology Complete a research project of their choice that has relevance to the ABPN and is suitable for presentation and publication Participate in a weekly administrative seminar Accompany the ABPN President and CEO to professional meetings 13

14 I. ABPN Crucial Issues Forum on Subspecialties 1. The ABPN has decided to fund an annual Crucial Issues Forum on topics of importance to psychiatry and neurology. 2. The first Crucial Issue Forum on Subspecialties will take place in Chicago on April 6-7, The Current Status of ABPN Subspecialties The Current Status and Future Directors for Subspecialties in American Medicine Should the ABPN Continue to Recognize New Subspecialties? Should Subspecialty Training Be Allowed to Occur During General Residency Training? Should the ABPN Continue to Require Certification/MOC in a General Specialty as a Prerequisite for Certification/MOC in a Subspecialty? 3. Professional organizations in psychiatry and neurology will be asked to nominate one representative to attend the Forum. 14