Certification, Recertification, and Lifetime Learning in Psychiatry (Issues in Psychiatry) [Hardcover]

James H., M.D. Shore (Author), Stephen C. Scheiber (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1994 | ISBN-10: 0880484659 | ISBN-13: 978-0880484657 | Edition: 1

Certification, Recertification, and Lifetime Learning in Psychiatry describes the current status of certification and recertification in psychiatry, emphasizing the important historical milestones, the present state of research on the certification process, and options for recertification methods. This book gives detailed information about the structure of the current written and oral certification examination components. It also provides in-depth research on issues of the validity and reliability of certification methods for all medical specialties, with special emphasis on psychiatry. The authors review the variety of certification renewal approaches used by several specialties and discuss both proposed and alternative methods for recertification in psychiatry.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The authors and coauthors of the individual chapters are on the top rung of teaching, learning, and evaluation of pedagogy in psychiatry, so I am not at all surprised by the book's basic excellence.... This book by Shore, Scheiber, and their colleagues is a thoughtful, rational contribution to the evolution of certification and recertification in psychiatry. Not only do the authors plumb the depths of current and traditional written and oral examinations, they also search for new styles and alternative methods for examinations."-- "Melvin Sabshin, M.D., From the Foreword"

About the Author

James H. Shore, M.D., is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Superintendent of the Colorado Psychiatric Hospital at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colorado. Stephen C. Scheiber, M.D., is Executive Vice President of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc., in Chicago, Illinois.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub; 1 edition (January 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880484659
• ISBN-13: 978-0880484657
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,846,746 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)