The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology was founded in 1934 following conferences of committees appointed by the American Psychiatric Association, the American Neurological Association, and the then Section on Nervous and Mental Diseases of the American Medical Association. The ABPN is one of 24 member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). ABPN seeks to promote good practice through its certification of training and qualification of psychiatrists and neurologists. 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The American Psychiatric Association is a professional organization of psychiatrists whose members are American and international physicians who are trained in psychiatry. ... The American Medical Association (AMA) is the largest association of medical doctors in the United States. ... The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), a not-for-profit organization comprising 24 medical specialty boards, is the pre-eminent entity overseeing physician certification in the United States. ... A certification, or qualification, is a designation earned by a person, product or process. ... Training refers to the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and attitudes as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge that relates to specific useful skills. ... Psychiatry is a branch of medicine that studies and treats mental and emotional disorders (see mental illness). ... A neurologist is a physician who is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of neurologic diseases. ...

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Website of ABPN