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The Psychiatry Resident In-Training Examination (PRITE) is given annually in a majority of accredited psychiatry residency training programs. The reliability and validity of the examination has been established. This study compared faculty evaluations of resident performance and professional knowledge with the performance on the PRITE for 7 consecutive years (1990–1996). The resident scores on the PRITE correlated well with the faculty evaluations the same year. This study reinforces the concurrent criterion validity of the PRITE and its value as an additional assessment of resident performance.
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Woodman, C., Schultz, S.K. Faculty Assessment of Residents and the Psychiatry Resident In-Training Examination. Acad Psychiatry 23, 137–141 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03340041
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03340041