The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc. (ABPN) has recognized Tenycia R. Shepherd, M.D. for successfully passing the Initial Certification Examination in Psychiatry.

Dr. Shepherd is a staff psychiatrist at the Douglas County Community Mental Health Center. She is a graduate of Omaha Burke High School, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

In becoming Board certified, Dr. Shepherd has completed rigorous training and achieved the gold standard in each of the six core competencies of patient care, medical knowledge, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, systems-based practice and practice-based learning and improvement to practice quality specialized medicine in Psychiatry.

“Dr. Shepherd is one of the best physicians on our staff and it’s great to see her nationally recognized,” said John Sheehan, director of the Douglas County Community Mental Health Center.

The mission of the Douglas County Community Mental Health Center is to provide high quality, comprehensive mental health care for the underserved of Douglas County. Its vision is to be the best provider of mental health care in the community.

The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc. (ABPN) is a nonprofit corporation that was founded in 1934. Since 1935, when its first examination was delivered, the ABPN has been serving the public interest and promoting excellence in the practice of psychiatry and neurology through its certification and maintenance of certification processes.

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