Psychiatry Certification Board Review – 2025

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Remember, the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology tests you on the entire breadth of your specialty, beyond what’s practical in your day-to-day. Let our knowledgeable faculty guide you through a comprehensive review that covers exactly what the Psychiatry Certification Exam Blueprint dictates.

Royce Lee, MD

Jack Krasuski, MD

Robert Marvin, MD

Mathew McCoyd, MD

Hamada ALtalib, DO, MOH

Ximena Sanchez-Samper, MD

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Beat The Boards! Psychiatry Certification Course Details

2025 IN PERSON PSYCHIATRY CERTIFICATION COURSE | HOTEL

Hilton Rosemont

5550 N River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018

Lodging is not included in your course tuition. You will need to book your room directly with the hotel using the information below.

API GROUP RATE INFORMATION:
Rate per night: $185 + applicable taxes

Room rate includes breakfast for 1 person. Any additional person added to the room will increase the rate by $25 per night. If you do not add additional guest to the room, they will not receive breakfast. Breakfast is not provided as part of the conference. Only those staying in a room through the API room block will receive breakfast. If you use a third party to book your room, you will not receive breakfast. You must book through Hilton directly to receive the breakfast voucher, using our block code.

RESERVE A ROOM:
To Book Your Room Online: CLICK HERE
To Book Your Room by Phone: 888-452-6943
Room Block Code: BEA

Please review this important information concerning the American Physician Institute (API) Room Block. You must reserve your hotel room by July 2, 2025 to receive the discounted API rate. Book Early! Rooms and rate availability is limited. Rooms are available on a first-come, first-serve basis and will sell out July 2!

API’s room block has been reserved for checking in on July 15, 2025 and checking out on July 20, 2025. We have secured rooms for these days only. If you are planning on extending your stay you must call to make reservations for extended stays and rooms are only available based on availability. You cannot book rooms outside of the dates online as we have not reserved any rooms outside of the above check-in/check-out dates.

If you have any special physical needs or dietary restrictions that our on-site staff needs to be aware of, please contact Customer Care at 877-225-8384 or email us at support@americanphysician.com.

FIRST DAY INFORMATION

Registration at 6:30am-7:30am on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 in the foyer of the Hughes/Earhart Ballrooms.
Course begins at 7:30am on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in the Hughes/Earhart Ballrooms.
Last day: Last lecture will end no later than 4:00pm on Sunday, July 20, 2025.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

If you book using the API Block Code, the room rate includes:

Complimentary guest room wireless high-speed Internet
Breakfast buffet voucher 1 guest. Additional vouchers available for $25 per person per day.

Included in the Course Fee, all participants will receive:

All-day coffee/tea
Lunch buffet (Breakfast is on your own unless staying the in API room block)
Discounted self-parking $15/day for attendees who are not staying at the hotel
Meeting room Wi-Fi

Psychiatry Certification Lecture Agenda

Psychiatric Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders (3.5 Hours)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Depressive Disorders (3.5 Hours)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Suicide / Violence & Aggression (1.25 Hours)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Bipolar Disorders (1.75 Hours)

Royce Lee, MD

Substance Related & Addictive Disorders (4.5 Hours)

Ximena Sanchez-Samper, MD

Psychotic Disorders (3 Hours)

Robert Marvin, MD

Personality Disorders (2.5 Hours)

Royce Lee, MD

Anxiety Disorders (2 Hours)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Trauma & Stressor-Related Disorders (1.5 Hours)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Obsessive-Compulsive & Related Disorders (1.5 Hours)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Neurodevelopmental Disorders (2 Hours)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Sleep-Wake Disorders (1.25 Hours)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Eating Disorders / Feeding & Elimination Disorders (1.5 Hours)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Somatic Symptom & Related Disorders (1.25 Hours)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Disruptive, Impulse-Control & Conduct Disorders (1 Hour)

Royce Lee, MD

Sexual Dysfunctions/Gender Dysphoria/Paraphiliac Disorders (1.25 Hours)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Dissociative Disorders (1 Hour)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Delirium (1 Hour)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Psychiatry Fundamentals

Psychopharmacology Review (2.75 Hours)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Behavioral Science & Neuropsychology (1 Hour)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Neuroimaging (0.5 Hours)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Development Through the Life Cycle (1.5 Hours)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Forensics & Ethics (1.25 Hours)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Epidemiology (1 Hour)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Public Policy (0.5 Hours)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Biostatistics (1.25 Hours)

Hamada Altalib, DO, MPH

Medical Research Methods (1 Hour)

Jack Krasuski, MD

System-Based Care (0.5 Hours)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Neurology for the Psychiatrist

Neurology for the Psychiatrist (4 Hours)

Matthew McCoyd, MD

Pain Disorders / Peripheral Nervous System (1 Hour)

Hamada Altalib, DO, MPH

Cortical Syndromes (1 Hour)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Study Tools

Exam MCQ Dissection: Stand Alone / Vignette (1.5 Hours)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Psychotherapy Review for Psychiatry Board Exams (2 Hours)

Jack Krasuski, MD

How to Study For and Take Your Exam (0.5 Hours)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Exam Information (0.5 Hours)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Mental Status Exam (1 Hour)

Jack Krasuski, MD

Psychiatry Certification QBank Topics

Psychiatry Certification QBank Topics
Neurodevelopmental disorders
Developmental processes and development through the life cycle
Substance-related and addictive disorders
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders
Depressive disorders
Bipolar and related disorders
Anxiety disorders
Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
Trauma- and stressor-related disorders
Dissociative disorders
Somatic symptom and related disorders
Eating disorders
Elimination disorders
Sleep-wake disorders
Sexual dysfunctions
Gender dysphoria
Disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders
Personality disorders
Paraphilic disorders
Other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention
Neurocognitive disorders
Neurologic disorders
Dimension 2 topics without a corresponding Dimension 1 topic

Psychiatry Certification CME Accreditation

Intended Audience: Psychiatrists

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to:

Identify the epidemiologic, pathophysiologic, physiologic, and genetic aspects of the major neurologic and psychiatric disorders.
Recall the diagnostic criteria and clinical features of major disorders.
List the comorbidities and differential diagnoses.
Apply the appropriate diagnostic procedures based on clinical presentation and to interpret the results of the ordered procedures.
Develop comprehensive management and treatment plans for patients.
Identify the ethical and legal considerations that may arise when managing patients.
Identify the main types of epidemiologic and research controlled trials and review types of statistical analyses.

Accreditation Statement:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of PeerPoint Medical Education Institute and American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies, LLC. PeerPoint Medical Education Institute is accredited by the ACCME to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement:

Online Course v14.1, Original Release Date July 14, 2024, Termination Date July 14, 2027:

The PeerPoint Medical Education Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 52 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Designation Statement:

Live Course, July 16-20, 2025

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of PeerPoint Medical Education Institute and the American Physician Institute. PeerPoint Medical Education Institute is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

PeerPoint Medical Education Institute designates the live and enduring formats for this educational activity for a maximum of 52 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses & Nurse Practitioners: For all your CE requirements for recertification, the ANCC will accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Physician Assistants: The NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Licensed Psychologists: Most state boards will accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ toward professional development hours. Please confirm with your state board before using this product for professional development hours.

Psychiatry Certification Board Exam Dates

Psychiatry Certification Exam
2025 Standard Registration: January 4, – April 4, 2025
2025 Late Registration: April 5, – May 2, 2025
2025 Exam: September 8-9, 2025

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Continuing Certification (CC) Combined Exams – Psychiatry
2025 Standard Registration: August 1, – November 29, 2024
2025 Late Registration: November 30, – December 6, 2024
2025 Exam: March 10-14, 2025

Next choice of dates 2026.

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Psychiatry Certification Board Exam Topics

Psychiatry Certification Board Exam Pass Rates

Psychiatry Certification Board Exam Topics

Percent of Exam	Psychiatry Certification Board Exam Topics
4%	Neurodevelopmental disorders
3%	Developmental processes and development through the life cycle
10%	Substance-related and addictive disorders
10%	Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders
10%	Depressive disorders
5%	Bipolar and related disorders
8%	Anxiety disorders
3%	Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
5%	Trauma- and stressor-related disorders
0.9%	Dissociative disorders
3%	Somatic symptom and related disorders
3%	Eating disorders
0.9%	Elimination disorders
4%	Sleep-wake disorders
1%	Sexual dysfunctions
0.9%	Gender dysphoria
2%	Disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders
6%	Personality disorders
0.9%	Paraphilic disorders
2%	Other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention
7%	Neurocognitive disorders
5%	Neurologic disorders
5%	Dimension 2 topics without a corresponding Dimension 1 topic

Beat The Boards! Psychiatry Certification Board Review Questions

Yes, in three main ways:

1. Beat The Boards! board review is the most comprehensive option. More than just a Question Bank of practice questions, each course includes in-depth lectures in a familiar classroom setting presented by expert faculty. This means you get a topic-by-topic review of exactly what’s on the board exam in much greater detail than what you can get from QBank answer explanations.

2. Because the physician’s schedule is typically a hectic one, Beat The Boards! is optimized for on-the-go review. Components such as the audio-only lecture option, iOS and Andriod app for mobile review, and offline access capability, and a fully-illustrated board-mapped study guide make Beat The Boards! review easy to incorporate at any point in your daily routine.

3. The Triple Trust Guarantee not only gives you a full tuition* refund if you don’t pass the exam the first time after taking the course, but it also gives you an extra 10% AND allows you continued access until you pass, for free. This unprecedented guarantee serves to assure you of the confidence we have that Beat The Boards! content is exceptional.

*Tuition is defined as the amount you paid for your base course, and does not include optional course add-ons, such as purchase of online access extensions, and/or the live course attendance option (where available). If any promotional items, such as gift cards, are included with your purchase, the value of that promotional item will be deducted from your tuition.

Beat The Boards! board review courses are produced by American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies, LLC (API). API conducts dozens of courses and trains thousands of psychiatrists each year to pass their boards and stay up to date in their fields. Every single one of American Physician Institute‘s educational courses has full editorial independence, is free of pharmaceutical and industry sponsorship and is backed by an unbeatable guarantee. Because of its reputation for excellence, American Physician Institute is able to enlist many of the top faculty from the best universities, teaching hospitals and research facilities in the country to provide you with Category 1 CME educational activities.

Yes! In fact, we provide preparation for dozens of other specialty and subspecialty board exams. Check out www.AmericanPhysician.com for the full list.

Because all Beat The Boards! courses are approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, it is likely that your tuition will be reimbursed. You may be surprised at how many residency and fellowship training programs, group practices, and other employers pay for or reimburse you for such Category 1 educational activities. After all, it’s in everyone’s best interests to have you board certified. It really pays to ask your training director, medical director or administrator if you are eligible because some training programs and employers do pay for board exam training. And, if you work for the Federal Government, American Physician Institute is a certified business in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and can accept government checks and credit cards.

Yes! Start with our Psychiatry Board Review Blog. There are general articles featuring board prep tips, and articles on board prep that are more board-specific.

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Please call 877-225-8384 for more information, or visit the “Discounts & Group Sales” pages under the top menu.

Course enrollment grants you access to your personalized online dashboard, which includes:

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Illustrated PDF study guide
2300+ practice question bank
Up to 52 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™
CME Vault for claiming and storing your CME certificates
Triple Trust Guarantee
Board Exam Results and The Triple Trust Guarantee

Yes, all full courses are pass-guaranteed, and backed by our Triple Trust Guarantee. At any time, you can view the Triple Trust Guarantee Terms & Conditions.

If you purchase a course with a “Triple Trust Guarantee” and then do not pass your board exam for which the course was intended, API will issue a 100% refund of your paid tuition*, plus an additional 10%, plus free subscription renewal. The guarantee expires in the event the exam for which this course is designed is no longer offered by the certifying board.

* Tuition is defined as the amount you paid for your base course, and does not include optional course add-ons, such as purchase of online access extensions, and/or the live course attendance option (where available). If any promotional items, such as gift cards, are included with your purchase, the value of that promotional item will be deducted from your tuition.

Yes, it’s completely real. Rest assured, API has always honored its guarantees and always will. The Triple Trust Guarantee is API’s way of demonstrating that it’s just as invested in your success as you are. After all, if you fail your board exam, API will pay a penalty. API will refund your course tuition in full, provide you with a bonus, and provide free subscription renewal. The guarantee ensures API doesn’t get paid for effort, only for passing results.

No. Course options and upgrades are non-tuition related. Therefore, these fees are not included in any guarantee-related refund payment made under the terms of the Triple Trust Guarantee.

First, it’s important to remember that a non-passing result is not necessarily a reflection on your abilities as a psychiatrist. The way the ABPN tests you is not the same as the many ways you’re “tested” as a practicing psychiatrist. Check out this reassuring video from Dr. Jack – What To Do If You Fail Your Board Exam https://www.beattheboards.com/video-what-to-do-fail-your-board-exam/

More to the point, American Physician Institute can work with you to help you get over this professional hurdle. Give us a call!

To activate your guarantee, you must notify American Physician of your failure to pass your board exam and submit a copy of your exam notification and scores. To be eligible for the refund portion of the guarantee you must submit your documents within 45 days of the date of your exam fail notification. To notify American Physician and submit your documents, go to your course dashboard and click on the “Guarantee” tab. Complete the form and attach your exam notification and scores. You will receive an email confirmation of receipt and someone will contact you shortly. If you need assistance with this process or your course access is expired, please contact Customer Care at 877-225-8384

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Live Courses – From your course dashboard, click on the Claim CME tab. You will see your CME test, CME survey, or SA test here. Complete the test, and once you have passed with 50% or better, your CME certificate will be issued immediately and placed in your CME Vault. SA tests and CME surveys are not a graded activity. Your certificate is issued based on completing these activities.

The Psychiatry Certification board review includes access to CME™ Vault for convenient storing and retrieval of CME-related documents. Access this area from the CMEVault tab in your course dashboard.

For information about the Psychiatry Certification Board Exam, please visit The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology www.abpn.com

Psychiatry Board Review: High-Yield Content

LASER-FOCUSED LECTURES A comprehensive library of video lectures precisely aligns to the ABPN Psychiatry Certification exam blueprint, so you focus on all exam topics and keywords with no wasted effort.

BOARD-EXPERIENCED FACULTY Board-certified faculty are experienced in teaching Psychiatry Certification board exam preparation. Thus, every lecture is up to date, medically accurate, and entirely board-relevant.

PSYCHIATRY CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE The included PDF provides the complete course syllabus, hundreds of pages long.

Board-Style Practice Questions

COMPREHENSIVE QUESTION BANK: 2300+ Psychiatry Certification multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are included. Each question carefully follows the ABPN Psychiatry Certification board exam content outline and format.

REALISTIC TEST ENVIRONMENT: Prepare by taking practice tests in a format that’s just like the actual exam.

THE “QBL” METHOD: “Question-Based Learning” ensures that your review is 100% relevant to the ABPN® Psychiatry Certification exam. This proven method works by embedding multiple-choice questions into course lectures.

OPTIMIZED FOR LEARNING: Unlike other QBanks, Beat The Boards! Psychiatry Certification practice questions include referenced explanations, so you learn the “how” and “why” behind every question.

Study Content

PEER COLLABORATION: A study community welcomes you. Ask and answer colleague questions, form study groups, and track your progress.

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: Help and be helped, stay motivated, and get connected. All with Beat The Boards!

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MOBILE APP: Includes phone app for downloading lectures for viewing when out of Wi-Fi or cellular reach.

UNLIMITED REPEAT VIEWING: Watch lectures in any order, as many times as you need to, with unlimited access for 12 months.

CME CREDITS: Earn 52 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ by participating in the Psychiatry Certification course. Your annual employer-provided educational funds may be used to cover the costs of this CME activity.