Palmer Frederick B, Percy Alan K, Tivnan Patricia, Juul Dorthea, Tunnessen Walter W, Scheiber Stephen C
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA.
Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2003;9(2):128-31. doi: 10.1002/mrdd.10069.
The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, in collaboration with the American Board of Pediatrics, administered the first Subspecialty Certification Examination in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities to 190 candidates on April 3, 2001, and the second to 80 candidates on April 9, 2002. This report describes the history of the certifying examination including the process of its development and the results of the first and second examination administrations. The purpose of the Certification Examination in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities is to assess knowledge of qualified candidates in the subspecialty. A committee comprised of child neurologists and pediatricians developed this examination. Of the 190 pediatricians (n = 169) and child neurologists (n = 21) who completed the examination in 2001, 157 (83%) passed the examination. The second group of examinees included 68 pediatricians and 12 child neurologists, and the pass rate was 70%. The 213 candidates certified to date have received ten-year time-limited certificates that may be renewed by recertification process beginning in 2010. After the "grandfathering period," candidates for the examination must complete ACGME-approved training programs in the subspecialty.
美国精神病学与神经病学委员会与美国儿科学会合作，于2001年4月3日对190名考生进行了首次神经发育障碍亚专业认证考试，并于2002年4月9日对80名考生进行了第二次考试。本报告介绍了认证考试的历史，包括其发展过程以及首次和第二次考试管理的结果。神经发育障碍认证考试的目的是评估合格考生在该亚专业方面的知识。一个由儿童神经科医生和儿科医生组成的委员会开发了这项考试。在2001年完成考试的190名儿科医生（n = 169）和儿童神经科医生（n = 21）中，157人（83%）通过了考试。第二批考生包括68名儿科医生和12名儿童神经科医生，通过率为70%。迄今为止获得认证的213名考生已获得为期十年的有限期证书，该证书可从2010年开始通过重新认证程序进行更新。在“祖父条款期”之后，参加考试的考生必须完成经毕业后医学教育认证委员会（ACGME）批准的该亚专业培训项目。
