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Maintenance of Certification in Psychiatry
The ABPN MOC Program reflects the Board’s commitment to lifelong learning throughout one’s profession. The mission of the ABPN's Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program is to advance the clinical practice of psychiatry by promoting the highest evidence-based guidelines and standards to ensure excellence in all areas of care and practice improvement.

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Maintenance of Certification in Psychiatry


The Maintenance of Certification Program (MOC) of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology reflects the Board's commitment to lifelong learning throughout one's profession. The mission of MOC is to ensure that diplomates adhere to the highest standards in medicine and pursue excellence in all areas of care and practice improvement. The MOC program requires diplomates to participate in sanctioned self-assessment performance measures, identify perceived weaknesses in their knowledge, pursue learning activities tailored to areas that need to be strengthened, and develop quality improvement programs based on their clinical practice. The goal is for diplomates to reflect on their personal knowledge and performance and commit to a process of improvement and reevaluation of performance measures over a specified time frame that will ultimately lead to improved care for their patients. [more]

MOC Approved* Products: CME, Self Assessment, and PIP

*Approved products have been reviewed by the ABPN and have been shown to satisfy the criteria for MOC activities. Other activities that satisfy those criteria, but have not been approved by the ABPN may also be used to fulfill the MOC requirements. For a full list of the MOC activity requirements, click here to visit our Maintenance of Certification overview page. Beginning in 2014, diplomates are required to use only ABPN-approved products for Self-Assessment and Performance in Practice activities.

ABPN Approved CME Product List
Organization Product
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Module 7: Neuroscience, Pediatric & Neurologic Consultative Issues, Bereavement, Death & Dying, Deaf, Medical/Psychiatric Interface (Factitious Disorders, Sleep Disorders, Somatoform Disorders), and Relevant Updates for Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Module 8: Modalities of Non-Pharmacological Treatments and Relevant Updates for Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Module 9: Typical and Atypical Development in Childhood and Adolescence: Protective and Risk Factors, and Relevant Updates for Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists
American Medical Association AMA Direct Credit for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ ABMS member board certification and Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
American Physician Institute CME to Go
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies Adult Master Psychopharmacology
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies Borderline Personality Disorder Part I
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies Borderline Personality Disorder Part II
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies Borderline Personality Disorder Part III
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies Legal Armor: Psychiatric Risk Management
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies LLC CME to Go Psychiatry Volume 2
American Psychiatric Association 2013 Annual Meeting Self-Assessment in Psychiatry
American Psychiatric Association Clinical eFocus (sent by email to all APA members)
American Psychiatric Association FOCUS Major Depressive Disorder Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Workbook: 1) Self-Assessment in Major Depressive Disorder & 2) Performance in Practice: Clinical Module for the Care of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder
American Psychiatric Association Focus Self Assessment
American Psychiatric Association Performance in Practice for Comprehensive Assessment for Suicide and Suicide-Related Behaviors
American Psychiatric Association Performance in Practice Physician Assessment Module for the Assessment and Treatment of Adults with Substance Use Disorder
American Psychiatric Association Performance in Practice Physician Assessment Module for the Screening of Adults with Substance Use Disorder
Audio-Digest Foundation MOC Self-Assessment Module: Mood Disorders/Bipolar Disorder
Audio-Digest Foundation MOC Self-Assessment Module: Mood Disorders/Major Depressive Disorder
Carlat Publishing The Carlat Psychiatry Report
CME Outfitters Chart Review: Clinical Challenges in the Management of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease
Duke School of Medicine Improving Clinical Performance for the Care of People with Adult Major Depressive Disorder
Massachusetts General Hospital MGH Psychiatry - General Psychiatry Self-Assessment Module
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - ADHD MOC Self-Assessment Module
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - Anxiety MOC Self-Assessment Module
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - General Psychiatry Self-Assessment Module #2
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - General Psychiatry Self-Assessment Module #3
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - General Psychiatry Self-Assessment Module #4
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - General Psychiatry Self-Assessment Module #5
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - General Psychiatry Self-Assessment Module #6
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - Mood Disorders I MOC Self-Assessment Module
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - Mood Disorders II MOC Self-Assessment Module
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - Psychosis MOC Self-Assessment Module
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - Substance Use Disorders MOC Self- Assessment Module
Med-IQ Performance Improvement Strategies in Clinical Depression
Med-IQ Performance Improvement Strategies in Multiple Sclerosis
Neuroscience Education Institute NEI Approved Self-Assessment Activities
Neuroscience Education Institute Stahl's Self-Assessment Examination in Psychiatry: Multiple Choice Questions for Clinicians
Oakstone Medical Publishing Comprehensive Neurology for Psychiatrists
Oakstone Medical Publishing Psychiatry Board Review Course Enduring DVD
Oakstone Medical Publishing Psychiatry Board Review Course Live
Physicians Postgraduate Press Bipolar Disorder Self-Assessment
PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education Measurement-Based Approaches for Achieving and Maintaining Remission in Adults With Major Depressive Disorder
The American College of Psychiatrists Psychiatrists in Practice Exam (PIPE)
University of Wisconsin - School of Medicine CS2day - Online Tobacco Cessation PI
University of Wisconsin - School of Medicine NOW Coalition for Bipolar Disorder

ABPN Approved Self Assessment Product List
Organization Product
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry 2012 Self Assessment Examination
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Module 7: Neuroscience, Pediatric & Neurologic Consultative Issues, Bereavement, Death & Dying, Deaf, Medical/Psychiatric Interface (Factitious Disorders, Sleep Disorders, Somatoform Disorders), and Relevant Updates for Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Module 8: Modalities of Non-Pharmacological Treatments and Relevant Updates for Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Module 9: Typical and Atypical Development in Childhood and Adolescence: Protective and Risk Factors, and Relevant Updates for Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists
American Physician Institute CME to Go
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies Adult Master Psychopharmacology
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies Borderline Personality Disorder Part I
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies Borderline Personality Disorder Part II
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies Borderline Personality Disorder Part III
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies Legal Armor: Psychiatric Risk Management
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies LLC CME to Go Psychiatry Volume 2
American Psychiatric Association 2013 Annual Meeting Self-Assessment in Psychiatry
American Psychiatric Association Clinical eFocus (sent by email to all APA members)
American Psychiatric Association FOCUS Major Depressive Disorder Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Workbook: 1) Self-Assessment in Major Depressive Disorder & 2) Performance in Practice: Clinical Module for the Care of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder
American Psychiatric Association Focus Self Assessment
Audio-Digest Foundation MOC Self-Assessment Module: Mood Disorders/Bipolar Disorder
Audio-Digest Foundation MOC Self-Assessment Module: Mood Disorders/Major Depressive Disorder
Carlat Publishing The Carlat Psychiatry Report
Massachusetts General Hospital MGH Psychiatry - General Psychiatry Self-Assessment Module
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - ADHD MOC Self-Assessment Module
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - Anxiety MOC Self-Assessment Module
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - General Psychiatry Self-Assessment Module #2
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - General Psychiatry Self-Assessment Module #3
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - General Psychiatry Self-Assessment Module #4
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - General Psychiatry Self-Assessment Module #5
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - General Psychiatry Self-Assessment Module #6
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - Mood Disorders I MOC Self-Assessment Module
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - Mood Disorders II MOC Self-Assessment Module
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - Psychosis MOC Self-Assessment Module
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy MGH Psychiatry - Substance Use Disorders MOC Self- Assessment Module
Neuroscience Education Institute NEI Approved Self-Assessment Activities
Neuroscience Education Institute Stahl's Self-Assessment Examination in Psychiatry: Multiple Choice Questions for Clinicians
Physicians Postgraduate Press Bipolar Disorder Self-Assessment
The American College of Psychiatrists Psychiatrists in Practice Exam (PIPE)
University of Wisconsin - School of Medicine NOW Coalition for Bipolar Disorder

ABPN Approved PIP Clinical Product List
Organization Product
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Adolescent Feedback Form
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Parent Feedback Form
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Peer Feedback Form
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Performance in Practice Tool for Retrospective Chart Review of the Initial Evaluation of Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Performance in Practice Tool for Retrospective Chart Review of the Initial Evaluation of Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Performance in Practice Tool for Retrospective Chart Review of the Treatment Plan of Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry PIP Tool for the Retrospective Chart Review of the Initial Evaluation of Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with ADHD
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry PIP Tool for the Retrospective Chart Review of the Initial Evaluation of Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with Anxiety Disorders
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry PIP Tool for the Retrospective Chart Review of the Initial Evaluation of Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry PIP Tool for the Retrospective Chart Review of the Initial Evaluation of Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with Depression
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry PIP Tool for the Retrospective Chart Review of the Treatment Plan for Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with ADHD
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry PIP Tool for the Retrospective Chart Review of the Treatment Plan for Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with Anxiety Disorders
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry PIP Tool for the Retrospective Chart Review of the Treatment Plan for Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry PIP Tool for the Retrospective Chart Review of the Treatment Plan for Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with Depression
American Academy of Psychiatry and The Law (AAPL) Performance in Practice Checklist: AAPL Guideline on Competence To Stand Trial
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) Performance in Practice Checklist: AAPL Guideline on Disability Evaluation
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies simplePIP: Physician Assessment Module for the Management and Treatment of Adults with Major Depressive Disorder
American Psychiatric Association FOCUS Major Depressive Disorder Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Workbook: 1) Self-Assessment in Major Depressive Disorder & 2) Performance in Practice: Clinical Module for the Care of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder
American Psychiatric Association Performance in Practice for Comprehensive Assessment for Suicide and Suicide-Related Behaviors
American Psychiatric Association Performance in Practice Physician Assessment Module for the Assessment and Treatment of Adults with Substance Use Disorder
American Psychiatric Association Performance in Practice Physician Assessment Module for the Screening of Adults with Substance Use Disorder
American Psychiatric Association Performance in Practice Physician Practice Assessment Tool for the Care of Patients with a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia
American Psychiatric Association Performance in Practice: Clinical Module for the Care of Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Cleveland Clinic PIP Clinical Module in Clinical Neurophysiology
CME Outfitters Chart Review: Clinical Challenges in the Management of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease
Duke School of Medicine Improving Clinical Performance for the Care of People with Adult Major Depressive Disorder
Med-IQ Performance Improvement Strategies in Clinical Depression
Med-IQ Performance Improvement Strategies in Multiple Sclerosis
PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education Measurement-Based Approaches for Achieving and Maintaining Remission in Adults With Major Depressive Disorder
University of Wisconsin - School of Medicine CS2day - Online Tobacco Cessation PI
University of Wisconsin - School of Medicine NOW Coalition for Bipolar Disorder

ABPN Approved PIP Feedback Product List
Organization Product
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology ABPN Patient Feedback Form
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology ABPN Peer Feedback Form
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Adolescent Feedback Form
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Parent Feedback Form
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Peer Feedback Form
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry PIP Tool for the Retrospective Chart Review of the Initial Evaluation of Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with ADHD
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry PIP Tool for the Retrospective Chart Review of the Initial Evaluation of Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with Anxiety Disorders
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry PIP Tool for the Retrospective Chart Review of the Initial Evaluation of Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry PIP Tool for the Retrospective Chart Review of the Initial Evaluation of Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with Depression
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry PIP Tool for the Retrospective Chart Review of the Treatment Plan for Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with ADHD
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry PIP Tool for the Retrospective Chart Review of the Treatment Plan for Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with Anxiety Disorders
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry PIP Tool for the Retrospective Chart Review of the Treatment Plan for Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry PIP Tool for the Retrospective Chart Review of the Treatment Plan for Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with Depression
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) Patient/Evaluee Feedback
American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies simplePIP: Physician Assessment Module for the Management and Treatment of Adults with Major Depressive Disorder
American Psychiatric Association FOCUS Major Depressive Disorder Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Workbook: 1) Self-Assessment in Major Depressive Disorder & 2) Performance in Practice: Clinical Module for the Care of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder
Duke School of Medicine Improving Clinical Performance for the Care of People with Adult Major Depressive Disorder
Med-IQ Performance Improvement Strategies in Clinical Depression
Med-IQ Performance Improvement Strategies in Multiple Sclerosis
Sanford Health Survey Sanford Health - Patient Review
University of Wisconsin - School of Medicine CS2day - Online Tobacco Cessation PI
University of Wisconsin - School of Medicine NOW Coalition for Bipolar Disorder