CME Requirements for Psychiatrists
Your comprehensive guide to continuing medical education requirements across all US states.
Free ABPN + state CME planner
Are you on track for your ABPN deadline?
Tell us where you stand and we'll calculate exactly what's left in your current 3-year block — then email you a plan you can actually follow:
- ✓ Credits remaining (CME, SA, PIP, patient safety) and the pace you need
- ✓ A year-by-year schedule to your deadline
- ✓ Your state license rules side by side with ABPN's
- ✓ An audit-ready checklist of what to keep on file
- ✓ Reminders at 6 months, 2 months and 2 weeks before your block closes — so December never surprises you
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West Virginia
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Wisconsin
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Wyoming
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ABPN Continuing Certification, explained
Board certification has its own requirements on top of your state license. Each guide is checked against abpn.org and dated.
ABPN CME requirements
90 credits, 16 SA-CME, PIP, patient safety — everything one 3-year block requires.
Self-Assessment CME
The 16-credit rule, what qualifies, and a verified list of psychiatry SA options.
PIP activity
Clinical vs. Feedback modules, approved products, audit rules, worked example.
Patient Safety activity
Who the one-time requirement applies to, the six-year window, what counts.
ABCC articles vs. 10-year exam
20 articles per block or one exam per decade — rules, costs, and who should choose which.
Continuing Certification overview
From MOC to CC: who must participate, fees, statuses, audits, and a 10-year timeline.
Why CME Psychiatry Center?
- Up-to-date requirements for all US states
- ABPN Continuing Certification guides verified against primary sources and dated
- Official resources and helpful links