Relationship Between Resident-In-Training Examination in Psychiatry and Subsequent Certification Examination Performances

• Published in: Academic psychiatry Vol. 33; no. 5; pp. 404 - 406
• Main Authors: Juul, Dorthea, Schneidman, Barbara S., Sexson, Sandra B., Fernandez, Francisco, Beresin, Eugene V., Ebert, Michael H., Winstead, Daniel K., Faulkner, Larry R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer-Verlag 01.09.2009; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Achievement; Brief Report; Certification; Curriculum; Feedback, Psychological; Guidelines as Topic; Humans; Internship and Residency; Medical Education; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neurology - education; Psychiatry; Psychiatry - education; Specialty Boards; Statistics as Topic; United States; United States; Academic Psychiatry; Neurology Score; Advanced Resident; Emergency Psychiatry; Pass Rate
• ISSN: 1042-9670; 1545-7230
• DOI: 10.1176/appi.ap.33.5.404

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. Conclusion 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.