he received his undergraduate biology degree from southern california college in 1978 and his medical degree from oral roberts university school of medicine in 1982. amen did his general psychiatric training at the walter reed army medical center in washington, d.c., and his child and adolescent psychiatry training at tripler army medical center in honolulu. amen is double board certified by the american board of psychiatry and neurology in general psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry.