Board-Certification

The American Board of Sports and Performance Psychiatry wishes to establish an ongoing pathway for general psychiatrists to obtain Board-Certification from the American Board of Sports & Performance Psychiatry. This would provide a pathway for general board-certified psychiatrists to obtain board-certification in sports and performance psychiatry without fulfilling the requirement for pathways A or B. The eligibility requirements are listed below.

A. Education/Certification/Licensure:

• Graduation from an accredited allopathic or osteopathic school of medicine with a doctorate of medicine (M.D.), osteopathic medicine (D.O.), or Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree.
• Successful completion of training in an accredited Adult and/or Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Program.
• ABPN, AOBNP, or NBPAS Board certification in General and/or Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Active licensure to practice medicine in at least one state in the United States.
  
  

B. Knowledge in the Field:

• Completion of the ABSPP curriculum by the end of the 6 month course
• There will be a rolling admission process with maximum of 12 participants allowed per 6 month cycle
• The curriculum includes expert filmed lectures that will be time limited in availability to two months
• Successful completion of the ABSPP 30 question open book examination at the end of the 6 month cycle.
• Any applicant unable to successfully complete the curriculum or successfully pass the examination will be allowed an opportunity to do so in the subsequent course cycle without an additional course fee. After the second failed attempt, the applicant will need to re-apply for the course in one year at the original fee.

C. Achievement in the Field:

• Completion of one publication of sports psychiatry book, book chapter, journal, or manual Or two independent presentations of sports psychiatry lectures, workshops, seminars, discussion panels at regional, national, or international meetings.
• Completion of the publications, presentations, or discussion panels must have occurred in the last three years.

D. Achievement in Mentorship:

• Participation in the ABSPP approved sports psychiatry mentorship bimonthly meeting with Mentorship Committee, or otherwise designated individual (must participate in 2 or more of the 3 sessions that are offered in a 6 month period).
• Participation in once monthly clinical case based learning and discussion of sports psychiatry with a member of the education committee (must participate in 4 of the 6 sessions that are offered in a 6 month period).

E. Ethics: must adhere to the principles and standards of the American Board of Sports and Performance Psychiatry’s Ethics Code and must not have lost medical licensure or health systems credentialing due to professional misconduct.