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American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc. Report by the Committee on Certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry At its business meeting in February 1991, the Committee on Certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry elected the following officers, who began their terms on January 1, 1992: Dr. Theodore Shapiro, Chair; Dr. Thomas M. Haizlip, Vice-Chair; Dr. Lois T. Flaherty, Secretary-Treasurer. Dr. Elizabeth Weller was elected to a 6-year term, effective January 1, 1993, to succeed Dr. William H. Sack, who completes his 6-year term on the Committee on December 31, 1992. Members of the Committee are elected to serve one 6- year term and are not eligible for reelection. The members of the 1992 Committee are Dr. Walter R. Anyan, Jr. (repre- sentative for the American Board of Pediatrics, term expires December 31, 1994), Dr. Mark 1. Blotcky (term expires December 31, 1997), Dr. Lois T. Flaherty (term expires December 31, 1993), Dr. Thomas M. Haizlip (term expires De- cember 31,1995), Dr. Kenneth S. Robson (term expires Decem- ber 31, 1994), Dr. William H. Sack (term expires December 31, 1992), and Dr. Theodore Shapiro (term expires December 31, 1993). Examination At its September 20 to 22, 1991, examination in Baltimore, the Committee examined 342 candidates; 205 (60%) passed, 58 (18%) conditioned, and 79 (22%) failed or failed must reapply. (See Table 1.) The 1992 examination will be held September 11 to 13, 1992, in Chicago. The 1993 examination will be held September 10 to 12, 1993, in Raleigh-Durham, NC. Applications are due by the 1st of May preceding the examination and are available from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc., 500 Lake Cook Rd., Suite 335, Deerfield, IL 60015. The current fees for examination are as follows: application fee, $300; oral examination fee, $600; oral reexamination fee (condition), $400; oral reexamination fee (failure), $600; and written examination or reexamination fee, $300. Applicants are required to submit copies of current license registrations showing expiration date with their applications in TABLE I. Performance of Physicians Who Took the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Examination in /99/ N % Composition of candidates Total number 342 100 New candidates 272 80 Reexaminees 70 20 Candidate performance Pass 205 60 Condition 60 18 Fail 42 12 Fail must reapply 35 10 Total 342 100 New candidates Pass 170 63 Condition 60 22 Fail 42 15 Total 272 100 Reexaminees Pass 35 50 Fail must reapply 35 50 Total 70 100 addition to documentation of all training. Training documents must include the exact dates of training. All licensing and training requirements must be met before applying for examination. Committee Decisions and Items of Interest 1. The Committee is exploring formats for the recertification examination. 2. The Committee continues to arrange examinations follow- ing the weekend format. This format has been well received by the host facilities and an overwhelming majority of candidates and examiners. 3. The Committee continues to note difficulties with certifi- cates issued to residents. If child psychiatry training is done during general residency, it must be designated as such. Erratum In the article, "The Mania Rating Scale: Can It Be Used in Children? A Preliminary Report," by Mary A. Fristad et al., published in the March 1992 issue of the Journal (31 :252-257), in the Appendix, item number 7 should include "4. Incoherent; communication impossible." J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry, 31:5, September1992 IDOl
