| Initial Certification Statistics |
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Initial Certification Statistics
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Certification statistics through December 31, 2012
| Specialty/Subspecialty | Year Certification Began |
Certificates Issued in 2012 | Total Certificates* Issued as of December 31, 2012 |
| Psychiatry | 1935 |
1,915 |
53,839 |
| Neurology | 1935 |
627 |
16,721 |
| Neurology with special qualification in Child Neurology | 1968 |
99 |
2,164 |
| Neuropsychiatry | 1935 |
Last certificate awarded in 1969 |
827 |
| Subspecialty of Addiction Psychiatry | 1993 |
104 |
2,206 |
| Subspecialty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 1959 |
522 |
8,092 |
| Subspecialty of Clinical Neurophysiology | 1992 |
exam offered in 2013 |
2,317 |
| Subspecialty of Forensic Psychiatry | 1994 |
exam offered in 2013 |
1,951 |
| Subspecialty of Geriatric Psychiatry | 1991 |
131 |
3,198 |
| Subspecialty of Hospice and Palliative Medicine | 2008 |
49 |
104 |
| Subspecialty of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities | 2001 |
exam offered in 2013 |
73 |
| Subspecialty of Neuromuscular Medicine | 2008 |
130 |
622 |
| Subspecialty of Pain Medicine | 2000 |
10 |
289 |
| Subspecialty of Psychosomatic Medicine | 2005 |
exam offered in 2013 |
1,171 |
| Subspecialty of Sleep Medicine | 2007 |
exam offered in 2013 |
1,219 |
| Subspecialty of Vascular Neurology | 2005 |
54 |
1,169 |
* total includes lapsed certificates
Certification statistics through December 31, 2011
| Specialty/Subspecialty | Year Certification Began |
Certificates Issued in 2011 | Total Certificates* Issued as of December 31, 2011 |
| Psychiatry | 1935 |
2,105 |
52,244 |
| Neurology | 1935 |
681 |
16,093 |
| Neurology with special qualification in Child Neurology | 1968 |
102 |
2,065 |
| Neuropsychiatry | 1935 |
Last certificate awarded in 1969 |
827 |
| Subspecialty of Addiction Psychiatry | 1993 |
exam offered in 2012 |
2,102 |
| Subspecialty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 1959 |
358 |
7,570 |
| Subspecialty of Clinical Neurophysiology | 1992 |
280 |
2,317 |
| Subspecialty of Forensic Psychiatry | 1994 |
137 |
1,951 |
| Subspecialty of Geriatric Psychiatry | 1991 |
exam offered in 2012 |
3,067 |
| Subspecialty of Hospice and Palliative Medicine | 2008 |
exam offered in 2012 |
49 |
| Subspecialty of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities | 2001 |
4 |
73 |
| Subspecialty of Neuromuscular Medicine | 2008 |
203 |
492 |
| Subspecialty of Pain Medicine | 2000 |
15 |
279 |
| Subspecialty of Psychosomatic Medicine | 2005 |
89 |
1,171 |
| Subspecialty of Sleep Medicine | 2007 |
416 |
1,219 |
| Subspecialty of Vascular Neurology | 2005 |
147 |
1,115 |
* total includes lapsed certificates
Certification statistics through December 31, 2010
| Specialty/Subspecialty | Year Certification Began |
Certificates Issued in 2010 | Total Certificates* Issued as of December 31, 2010 |
| Psychiatry | 1935 |
1,307 |
49,669 |
| Neurology | 1935 |
676 |
15,398 |
| Neurology with special qualification in Child Neurology | 1968 |
118 |
1,962 |
| Neuropsychiatry | 1935 |
Last certificate awarded in 1969 |
827 |
| Subspecialty of Addiction Psychiatry | 1993 |
70 |
2,102 |
| Subspecialty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 1959 |
280 |
7,212 |
| Subspecialty of Clinical Neurophysiology | 1992 |
exam offered in 2011 |
2,037 |
| Subspecialty of Forensic Psychiatry | 1994 |
exam offered in 2011 |
1,814 |
| Subspecialty of Geriatric Psychiatry | 1991 |
114 |
3,067 |
| Subspecialty of Hospice and Palliative Medicine | 2008 |
24 |
49 |
| Subspecialty of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities | 2001 |
exam offered in 2011 |
69 |
| Subspecialty of Neuromuscular Medicine | 2008 |
exam offered in 2011 |
289 |
| Subspecialty of Pain Medicine | 2000 |
12 |
264 |
| Subspecialty of Psychosomatic Medicine | 2005 |
exam offered in 2011 |
1,082 |
| Subspecialty of Sleep Medicine | 2007 |
exam offered in 2011 |
803 |
| Subspecialty of Vascular Neurology | 2005 |
exam offered in 2011 |
968 |
* total includes lapsed certificates
Certification statistics through December 31, 2009
| Specialty/Subspecialty | Year Certification Began |
Certificates Issued in 2009 | Total Certificates* Issued as of December 31, 2009 |
| Psychiatry | 1935 |
1,310 |
48,362 |
| Neurology | 1935 |
658 |
14,722 |
| Neurology with special qualification in Child Neurology | 1968 |
111 |
1,844 |
| Neuropsychiatry | 1935 |
Last certificate awarded in 1969 |
827 |
| Subspecialty of Addiction Psychiatry | 1993 |
exam offered in 2010 |
2,032 |
| Subspecialty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 1959 |
279 |
6,932 |
| Subspecialty of Clinical Neurophysiology | 1992 |
225 |
2,037 |
| Subspecialty of Forensic Psychiatry | 1994 |
121 |
1,814 |
| Subspecialty of Geriatric Psychiatry | 1991 |
exam offered in 2010 |
2,953 |
| Subspecialty of Hospice and Palliative Medicine | 2008 |
exam offered in 2010 |
25 |
| Subspecialty of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities | 2001 |
2 |
69 |
| Subspecialty of Neuromuscular Medicine | 2008 |
87 |
288 |
| Subspecialty of Pain Medicine | 2000 |
15 |
252 |
| Subspecialty of Psychosomatic Medicine | 2005 |
227 |
1,080 |
| Subspecialty of Sleep Medicine | 2007 |
463 |
803 |
| Subspecialty of Vascular Neurology | 2005 |
264 |
968 |
* total includes lapsed certificates