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Coursecategories: ABMPMedicalPsychologyCertificationProgram/RequiredCourses

ThisCertificationProgramconsistsof10requiredcourseswhichmeetthefoundation
qualificationsforthebasicsciencecomponentofthequalificationsforBoard
CertificationasaDiplomateinMedicalPsychology.Thisgroupofcoursesrequiresa
prepaid$1,500matriculationfeeforAMPmembersand$1,700tobeassigneda
faculty/instructor/mentorandtoactivateyourmodulesandcoursework.Thestudent
maymakearrangementstopayininstallments.
TherequiredcurriculumislistedintheprogramsectionlabeledContinuingEducation
(lefttabonourHomepage),andbyscrollingdown.
Thisisonepath(totallyonlineanddistancelearning)tosatisfythebasicscience,
knowledgebase,andfoundationskillandpsychopharmacologytrainingtomeetthe
basicrequirementsasanalternativetotheVERITASandoutsideapprovedCE
programs,amatriculatedandaccreditedgraduateprogramacceptabletotheboard,
andlicensureasamedicalpractitioner.
Italsorepresentsacertificateprogramformembersofoursocietywhoseethisasa
majorpracticeorlearninginterestarea,butwhomaynotcurrentlywishtocommitto
finishingaresidencyandwrittenandoralexaminationnecessarytobecomea
DiplomateinMedicalPsychology.

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IntroductiontoMedicalPsychology
ThiscourseprovidesanindepthintroductiontoMedicalPsychology
(www.amphome.org).Itprovidestheteachingmaterialsthatarethe

Antidepressants

foundationfortheentireprogram.Yourtextbook,MedicalPsychology
PracticeandPolicyPerspectives,editedbyJohnCaccavale,andwith

CPIIMajor
Tranquilizers

authorsfromtheAMPBoard,diplomatsinthespecialty,formerAPA
PresidentsandGovernanceandCommitteesprovidesabasic
introductiontothespecialty.Moreover,thewidearrayofsubject

ABMP
Written
Exam
Laws&
Models

coverageisdesignedtoallowthestudenttobeginimplementingwhat
hasbeenlearneduponcompletionofthecourse,shouldastudent
decidetodoso.Topicssuchashortconsultationandtriage,cultural
competency,andspecificdiagnosticgroupsencounteredbythe
MedicalPsychologistarecoveredinbrief.Futurecourseswillbuild
uponthisgeneralfoundation.
MedicalPsychology:Thepracticeofmedicalpsychologyismuch

Hospital&Facility
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morethanpsychopharmacology(whichisaproficiencyasdefinedby

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PracticeCourses

APA)andinvolvesanawarenessofandtraininginmedical,
psychological,andsocialfactorsthatinformabroadspectrumof
servicesincludingpsychologicaldiagnosis,treatment,consulting
abouttheuseofpsychotropicmedications,andprescribingof
psychotropicmedicationwithinthescopeofthepracticeofthe
profession.Foramoreextensivedefinitionofmedicalpsychologythe
studentmayseeourcoverageofmedicalpsychology
inWIKIPEDIA(clicktheblue).

Anatomy&PhysiologyI
ThiscourseisanintroductionandreviewofAnatomyand
Physiologyrangingfromthecellanditspartsandfunction,the
CNS,respiratorysystem,digestivesystem,urinarysystem,
skeletalsystem,andspecificsystemssuchasflightorflight.
Thecourseisin5CEcomponentsstartingwithCellAnatomy
andPhysiologyandthenproceedstoothermodulesto
completeAnatomyandPhysiologyIwhichmustbesuccessfully
masteredpriortoproceedingtoAnatomyandPhysiologyII.
Thecourseusesmultimedia,writtenmaterialsandgraphics,
andexercisesandreadinglists.Theentiremultisectioncourse
isdesignedtorequireabout35hoursofworkandstudyper
weekandapproximately3monthstomaster.Itwillpreparethe
studentforunderstandingthebasicanatomyandphysiologyto
moveforwardinunderstandingtheeffectsofcertain
environmentalexperiences,medications,nutritionandexercise
andlifestyle,stress,andlearningonthebody.Thisisa
foundationcourseandmustbetakenearlyinthesequenceof
learningintheMedicalPsychologyCertificateprogramofstudy.
Whenyouhavemasteredthepresentedmaterials,reviewed
andprepared,youmaypetitionyourfacultyinstructorfora
passwordthatwilladmityoutothefinalexam.Youmustpass
thefinalexamwith70%correctormoretoreceivecreditforthis
course.
YouwillgetMasterMedicalPsychologyand
PsychopharmacologyCertificateforcompletionoftheentire
postdoctoraltrainingprogramandtherelatedpreceptorshipas
preparationforqualifyingforOralandWrittenExaminationfor
BoardCertificationinMedicalPsychology..
AnatomyandPhysiologyII
ThissecondsectionofA&PwillfocusontheCentralNervous
System.
IntroductiontoPathophysiology
Pathophysiologyorphysiopathologyisaconvergence
ofpathologywithphysiology.Pathologyisthemedicaldiscipline
thatdescribesconditionstypicallyobservedduring
adiseasestate,whereasphysiologyisthebiologicaldiscipline
thatdescribesprocessesormechanismsoperatingwithin
anorganism.Pathologydescribestheabnormalorundesired
condition,whereaspathophysiologyseekstoexplainthe
physiologicalprocessesormechanismswherebysuchcondition
developsandprogresses.
Pathophysiologycanalsomeanthefunctionalchanges
associatedwithorresultingfromdiseaseorinjury.Another
definitionisthefunctionalchangesthataccompanyaparticular
disease.
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Pathophysiologyisarequiredareaofstudyfornearlyall
healthcareprofessionalschoolprograms(medical,Medical
Psychology,dental,physicianassistant,occupationaltherapy,
physicaltherapy,nursepractitioner,radiationtherapists,
pharmacy,nursing,radiologicscience,Chiropracticand
paramedicprograms)intheUnitedStates,Canadaandother
countries.
YourtextbookforthiscoursewillbePathophysiologyMade
IncrediblyEasy:WoltersKluwer,andLippincottWilliamsand
Wilkins.ItcanbepurchasedatAmazon
Books:https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_3_8?
url=searchalias%3Dstripbooks&field

keywords=pathophysiology+made+incredibly+easy&sprefix=Pathophy%2C
ForLessthan$40(besuretoget5thorlatereditionlatest).It
willbeagoodeditiontoyourlibrary.

AdvancedNeuroscience
Thiscoursesurveystheorganizationandfunctionofthehuman
nervoussystemwithcuttingedgeofneuroscienceinawaythat
isaccesibletobothscienceandnonsciencestudentsalike.The
courseisdividedintoforpartsincludingthefoundationsof
neuroscience,sensoryandmotorsystems,thebrainand
behavior,andchangingthebrain.Forthiscourseweusethe
ForthEditionofBear,BarryConnors,andMichaelParadiso's
bookNeuroscience:ExploringtheBrain,WoltersKluwer,2016.
Studentsenrolledinthiscoursewillberequiredtopurchasea
copyoftheabovetext.Additionalinformationalrelatedtothe
textisavailableonatextwebsite.Thepurchaseofthetextwill
providestudyquizbank,videoclips,animations,assgnments
andactivities,PDFimagebank,slidesinPowerPoint,lecture
notes,andafulltextonlineandsearchableversion.
Yourinstructorwillguideyouthroughthetextanduseofthefull
instructionalsystem,willbeavailablebySkypeandemail,and
willguideyouthroughthe4sectionexaminationswhichyouwill
takeonthiswebsite.
Youwillreceive36APAApprovedCEsforthiscoursewhichwill
betaughtbyaqualifiedandBoardCertifiedMedical
Psychologist.
StressandHealth:Biologicaland
PsychologicalInteractions
Thiscourseprovidestheadvancedstudentand/orMedical
Psychologistwiththeconceptofpsychologicalstress,its
physiologicalmanefestations,anditseffectsonhealthand
disease.Itiswidlysupportedithescientificliteraturethatstress
isasignificantfactorineachlifeandresentdataindicatesthatit
canthrowgeneswitchesthattriggersomediseases,
undermineshealthandlongevity,andinterruptsimmune
protections.Thus,understandingthenature,science,and
remediationofstressisoneofthemostsignificantknowledge,
skill,science,andtechniquebasecompotencyinMedical
Psychology.
Inthis36hourAPAapprovedCEProgramthestudentwilluse
thetextStressandHealth:BiologicalandPsychological
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Interactions,byWilliamLovallo,SagePublications2016.All
studentsarerequiredtopurchaseacopyofthistextbookfor
thecourse.
ClinicalPsychopharmacologyI:
AntidepressantTechniques
Antidepressantmedicationsareonetechniqueusedinsome
treatmentplansforcontrolofsomedepressivesymptoms.
TheyarenotrecommendedbytheFDA,WHO,orAHQRas
standalonetechniquesorsubstantiatedbythescienceasan
adequatetreatmentplan.Theyhaveproventohavelimited
effectaboveplacebo,andtoworksignificantlyonlywiththe
mostseverelydepressedpatientsandareheldas
contraindicatedbymanyscientistforBipolarDisorderpatient.
Still,wellover2/3sthesemedicinesareprescribedbygeneral
physiciansandlargelywithoutacomprehensivetreatmentplan.
Commonfolkbeliefdrivenbypharmaceuticalmarketing
campeignshaveadoptedthescientificallyunsupportedbelief
thatantidepressantsarea"treatment"(ratherthantechnique)
fordepression.Thusmanypatients,withoutableguidancefrom
theirproviders,adoptthemissbeliefthatantidepressantsalone
areanadequatetreatmentformostdepressivedisorders.
Thiscoursewillgivethepractitionerabrieffamiluarityofthe
literatureondepression,thepharmacologyandtheoriesof
antidepresants,thesubpopulationsofpatientthatmayhave
somemarginalbenefitfromthesemedications,specialty
populationconsiderations,sideeffectissues,andalgorythims
forselectinganantidepressant.Always,anytechniquefor
treatmentofoneofthedepressivedisordersmustbeethically
andmorallypreceededbyaccuratediagnosticworkup.Ashort
interviewisnotacompetentoradequatetechniquefor
diagnosingdepression.
ClinicalPsychopharmacologyII:
Antipsychotics
AsurveyofMajorTranquilizers(socalledAntipsychotics),
relatedtheory,techniques,uses,literature,andchoices.
SpecialistWrittenExamination
Thisexaminationisforthosewhohavecompletedallpost
doctoratetraininginMedicalPsychologyincludingacademic
training,preceptorship,andwhohavepassedcredentialsreview
andhavepassedto"CandidacyStatus".OnceCandidacy
Statushasbeenachievedandpaymentofexaminationfeehas
beenachievedtheCandidatemayapplyforapasswordtotake
this100itemnationalexaminationinMedicalPsychology.
Candidateswillhaveonehourand30minutestocompletethe
100writtenquestions.Candidatesmustpassthisexamination
at75%correctormoreinordertoprogresstotherequiredOral
ExaminationPhaseofboardcertificationinMedicalPsychology
(Skypeexaminationadministeredorallybyapanelofspecialists
usingapoolofessayquestionsfromwhichtopullrandomly).
IfyouhavequestionscontactDr.JerryMorrisat
cmhcjerry@sbcglobal.net.
Laws,Rules,andModelsinMedical
Psychology
TheMedicalPsychologistwillbeacoredictorandmedicalstaff
memberinthenation'shealthfacilitiesorancillaryconsultantfor
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thesefacilities.Thepsychologistwillbemovingintofacilitiesand
practicesthathavecomplicatedrules,procedures,legal
responsibilities,andscopeofpracticechangesthatarecomplex
andbeyondtheexperienceandtrainingofthetypical
psychologist.Manymedicalpsychologistswill,however,have
internshipsinthesehealthfacilities,postdoctoralresidenciesin
thesefacilities,andrelyuponorganizationssuchasthe
Academyofmedicalpsychologisttoprovideadditionaltraining
andmaterial.
ThiscourseisanintroductionthatwillprovideTheMedical
Psychologistandstudentsofmedicalpsychologywithan
introductoryreviewoflaws,rules,rolesandresponsibilities,
extentandlimitationsofscopeofpractice,andwaysof
articulatingthesethingswithhospitalandhealthfacility
administrators,medicalstaff,andpatients.
Bytheendofthismodulethepsychologistwillhavemastereda
foundationandworkingknowledgeofthestatutory,rule,and
modelsthattheywilloperatewithinandthenationshealth
facilities.

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