Relationship between Resident-In-Training Examination in psychiatry and subsequent certification examination performances.
OBJECTIVE
This study analyzed the relationship between performance on The American College of Psychiatrists' Psychiatry Resident-In-Training Examination (PRITE) and the ABPN Part 1 examination.


METHODS
Pearson correlation coefficients were used to examine the relationship between performance on the 2002 PRITE and the 2003 Part 1 examination for 297 examinees.


RESULTS
The correlation between the PRITE global psychiatry and the Part 1 psychiatry scores was 0.59, and the correlation between the PRITE global neurology and the Part 1 neurology scores was 0.39.


CONCLUSIONS
Although the PRITE and the Part 1 examination have different purposes and are developed independently, the significant correlations between scores on the two tests support the use of PRITE results to guide preparation for the Part 1 examination. Guidelines for PRITE scores associated with poor performance on the Part 1 examination are provided.
Juul
Dorthea
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American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2150 East Lake Cook Rd., Suite 900, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA. djuul@abpn.com
Schneidman
Barbara S
BS
Sexson
Sandra B
SB
Fernandez
Francisco
F
Beresin
Eugene V
EV
Ebert
Michael H
MH
Winstead
Daniel K
DK
Faulkner
Larry R
LR
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