title: Maintenance of certification in psychiatry.
abstract: The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) developed 6 core competencies for physicians of all specialties and a maintenance of certification (MOC) program for board-certified physicians. The MOC program incorporates the 6 competencies into 4 component areas: professional standing, self-assessment and lifelong learning, cognitive expertise, and performance in practice. These 4 components are designed to promote a cycle of lifelong learning, self-assessment and peer review, and incorporation of best practices in order to improve the quality of health care in clinical practice. The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology is a member board of the ABMS and has adapted the competencies and MOC requirements for psychiatrists and neurologists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Veterans Affairs, Yale University School of Medicine, Guilford, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Ebert
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Faulkner
authors.forename: Dorothy E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Stubbe
authors.forename: Daniel K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Winstead
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine / Q000592:standards; D009462:Neurology / Q000592:standards; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013044:Specialty Boards / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States