Certification, Recertification, and Lifetime Learning in Psychiatry describes the current status of certification and recertification in psychiatry, emphasizing the important historical milestones, the present state of research on the certification process, and options for recertification methods. This book gives detailed information about the structure of the current written and oral certification examination components. It also provides in-depth research on issues of the validity and reliability of certification methods for all medical specialties, with special emphasis on psychiatry. The authors review the variety of certification renewal approaches used by several specialties and discuss both proposed and alternative methods for recertification in psychiatry.
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American Psychiatric Association Publishing
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
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978-0-88048-465-7 (9780880484657)
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James H. Shore, M.D., is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Superintendent of the Colorado Psychiatric Hospital at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colorado. Stephen C. Scheiber, M.D., is Executive Vice President of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc., in Chicago, Illinois.
Foreword. Introductory Issues. The evolving process of certification and recertification. Certification in psychiatry and neurology: past, present, and future. Fundamental issues in certification and recertification. The ABPN Certification Examinations. The Part I Psychiatry Examination: facts about the written examination. The Part II Psychiatry Examination: facts about the oral examination. Certification research in psychiatry. Toward Recertification. Beyond the traditional written and oral examinations: new certification methods. Alternative methods for certification and recertification in psychiatry. Critical incident technique as a new examination method. The Psychiatry Resident In-Training Examination: examination as educational tool. The PKSAP as a vehicle for recertification in psychiatry. The lessons and the future. Appendix: ABPN Statement on Certification and Competence in Psychiatry (1989).
