How well does the psychiatry residency in-training examination predict performance on the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Part I. Examination?
OBJECTIVE
Scores on the American College of Psychiatrists' Psychiatry Residency In-Training Examination (PRITE) were correlated with scores on the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) Part I examination in psychiatry.


METHODS
Pearson correlations between 1992 PRITE scores and 1994 ABPN Part I psychiatry scores were calculated. Analyses were based on 701 examinees.


RESULTS
There was a moderate correlation between scores on the PRITE and ABPN Part I examination in psychiatry and a low correlation of neurology scores.


CONCLUSIONS
These correlations were observed even though the two examinations differ in their purposes, content outlines, development, and administration.
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American College Testing, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
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D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009462:Neurology / Q000193:education*; D011336:Probability; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D013044:Specialty Boards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*