Lifelong Learning for Professional Development in Psychiatry: Pedagogy, Innovations, and Maintenance of Certification

Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2019 Sep;42(3):425-437. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2019.05.014.

Abstract

The American Board of Medical Specialties, which includes the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, promotes standards focusing on changes in physicians' medical knowledge and skills. The authors describe the literature concerning the effectiveness of lifelong learning. They review the status of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Maintenance of Certification program as an example of a model of lifelong learning, including an innovative pilot. The final sections include a discussion of new innovations to consider in continuing professional development and a reflection about the state of lifelong learning within the context of maintenance of certification in psychiatry.

Keywords: Adult learning theory; Continuing professional development; Lifelong learning; Maintenance of certification.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Certification*
  • Clinical Competence*
  • Education, Medical, Continuing*
  • Humans
  • Psychiatry*