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REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION
(updated 07/01/2008)

Certification by the ABPNS is time-limited and for a duration of 10 years. Thereafter, recertification will be required to maintain certification.
    1. Completion of a post-graduate fellowship in Pediatric Neurological Surgery accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pediatric Neurosurgical Fellowships, Inc. if applying as a first-time and:

    2. Certification by the American Board of Neurological Surgery or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and:

    3. Submission of surgical logs confirming that 75% of the operative cases were in patients ages 21 and under, or that 125 operative cases were in patients ages 12 and under, for the 12 months preceding the application if first time applicant or for preceding 60 months if applying via alternate pathway. The case log submitted must represent the location of the applicants practice at the time ABPNS Certification is awarded.

    4. Once creteria 1-3 have been met the applicant will be qualified to sit for the written exam. A passing score on the ABPNS Written Examination is required for certification. Applicants may sit for the ABPNS Written Examination a total of three times. If unsuccessful after a third attempt, the applicant may take an oral examination. Failure of the oral examination requires re-application for further consideration.


CERTIFICATION PROCESS: First-time Applicants Fellowship trained:

Submission of Application:

    1. Deadlines for submission of application documents are: October 1st for the written examination in June, and April 1st for the written examination at the Pediatric Section Meetings. Your application will be processed and presented to the Board at its meeting in November/December and June respectively. You will be notified by the board’s Secretary shortly thereafter as to your eligibility to sit for the exam

    2. Download and Complete an ABPNS Application for Certification (protected MS Word Form) revision March 2008
      • Using the "Save As" or "Rename" function, please add your last name first initial in front of the file name.

    3. Download and Complete an ABPNS First-time Case Log (MS Excel Spreadsheet March 2008)
    4. E-mail the following supporting documents, in Adobe Acrobate Protable Document Format (PDF) to the Secretary, Dr. TS Park.  His email is park@ nsurg.wustle.edu
      • The application form
      • A caselog covering the immediate 12 months prior to this application
      • PDF Copy of American Board of Neurological Surgery Certification or Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPS(C))
      • PDF Copy Certificate of Residency Training
      • PDF Copy Certificate of Fellowship Training

      NO Paper/Hard Copies or Original Documents will be accepted by the Credentials Committee.

    5. Mail your Application Fee of $750.00 to the Board Secretary:
      • TS Park, MD.
        Department of Neurosurgery
        St. Louis Children's Hospital
        One Children's Place
        St. Louis, MO 63110

After Submission of Application:

    1. Applications will be reviewed initially by the Credentials Committee and subsequently by the Board of Directors at the Board Meetings in June, and at the AANS/CNS Joint Section for Pediatric Neurosurgery winter meeting.

    2. After the Board Meeting, candidates will be notified by the Board Secretary of eligibility to sit for the written examination at the next test date 5-6 months hence.

    3. The written examination is held twice a year: 1) in June and 2) at the winter meeting of the AANS/CNS Joint Section for Pediatric Neurosurgery.

    4. New certificates will be mailed by the Board Secretary to candidates who pass the Written Examination.

 

CERTIFICATION PROCESS:  via Alternate Pathway

The Board of Directors may, at its own discretion, offer certification to senior pediatric neurological surgeons who have met certification standards as stated above in items 2 and 3, and whose application has been approved by both the Credentials Committee and the Board of Directors. These candidates for certification must pass the written examination given on an annual basis by the ABPNS prior to the awarding of certification by the ABPNS. The applicant must have been in the practice of pediatric neurosurgery for at least 10 years and must submit case logs indicating a practice consistent with requirements 3 above for each of the past five years.

Submission of Application:

  1. Deadlines for submission of application documents are: April 1st for the written examination in June, and October 1st for the written examination at the Pediatric Section Meeting.

  2. Download and Complete an ABPNS Application for Alternative Pathway Certification (protected MS Word Form) March 2008
    • Using the "Save As" or "Rename" function, please add your last name first initial in front of the file name.

  3. Download and Complete an ABPNS Alternate Pathway Case Log (MS Excel Spreadsheet)March 2008
  4. E-mail the following supporting documents, in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF), to the Secretary, Dr TS Park. His email is park@nsurg.wustl.edu:
    • The application form
    • A case log covering the immediate 60 months prior to this application
    • PDF Copy of American Board of Neurological Surgery Certification or Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPS(C))
    • PDF Copy Certificate of Residency Training

    5. NO Paper/Hard Copies or Original Documents will be accepted by the Credentials Committee

  5. Mail your Application Fee of $750.00 to the Board Secretary:

      TS Park, MD.
      Department of Neurosurgery
      St. Louis Children's Hospital
      One Children's Place
      St. Louis, MO 63110

 

After Submission of Application:

    1. Applications will be reviewed initially by the Credentials Committee and subsequently by the Board of Directors at the Board Meetings in June, and November/December.

    2. After the Board Meeting, candidates will be notified by the Board Secretary of eligibility to sit for the written examination at the next test date 5-6 months hence.

    3. The written examination is held twice a year: 1) in June and 2) at the annual meeting of the AANS/CNS Joint Section for Pediatric Neurosurgery.

    4. The Board Secretary will mail new certificates to candidates who pass the Written Examination.

 

Address all inuiries about Certification to: TS Park, MD at park@nsurg.wustl.edu

 

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