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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 22;65(1):106–112. doi: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2023.11.271

Table 1:

Training Pathways in Pediatric C-L* psychiatry

General Psychiatry + Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) Triple Board Program Post Peds Portal Project General Psychiatry + C-L Psychiatry General Psychiatry + CAP + C-L Psychiatry Pediatrics + General Psychiatry + C-L psychiatry
General Psychiatry 3–4 years 1.5 years 1.5 years 4 years 3–4 years 3–4 years
CAP 2 years 1.5 years 1.5 years 0 2 years 2 years
Pediatrics 0 2 years ** 3 years 0 0 3 years
C-L Psychiatry 0 0 0 1 year 1 year 1 year
Training Total 5–6 years 5 years 6 years 5 years 6–7 years 9–10 years
General Psychiatry General Psychiatry General Psychiatry General Psychiatry General Psychiatry
Board Certification Eligibility Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Child & Adolescent Psychiatry General Psychiatry C-L Psychiatry Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Pediatrics
Pediatrics Pediatrics C-L Psychiatry C-L Psychiatry
Board Eligibility/Board Certification ABPN board certified as of 12/13/22: 8883Δ ABPN board eligible as of 6/26/23: 443+ ABPN board eligible as of 6/26/23: 31+ ABPN board certified as of 12/13/22: 1284Δ ABPN board certified as of 12/13/22: unknown ABP and ABPN board certified as of 12/13/22: unknown
*

Consultation-Liaison ABP = American Board of Pediatrics ABPN = American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

**

Includes 3 additional years of pediatric continuity clinic embedded within the adult psychiatry and child psychiatry training months (for a total of 5 years of pediatric continuity clinic)

Δ

The number of active certificates held by diplomates who were certified in their primary specialty in 1988 or later (assuming a 35-year career).American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology on Psychiatry and Neurology Certifications. Certifications – Total and Active (as of December 31, 2022).. https://www.abpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ABPN-Certifications-Total-and-Active-2022.pdf.

+

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology query report regarding Board Eligible TBP and PPPP graduates as of June 26th, 2023; data available upon request