Webb L C, Sexson S, Scully J, Reynolds C F, Shore M F
American College Testing, Iowa City, IA 52243.
Am J Psychiatry. 1992 Apr;149(4):521-4. doi: 10.1176/ajp.149.4.521.
The American College of Psychiatrists conducted research to validate the content outline of the Psychiatry Resident In-Training Examination (PRITE) and to assess what residency training directors think about the examination.
A mail survey was sent to the 218 psychiatry residency training directors who subscribe to the PRITE.
The survey response rate was 70%. A majority of the respondents indicated agreement with the relative emphasis given to each content area in the PRITE (range = 52%-80% agreement). Eighty-one percent of the respondents were strongly in favor of continuing the practice of releasing the examination and the correct responses each year after the examinations have been scored. The majority of the respondents use results on the PRITE for individual resident evaluation and program evaluation (90% and 94%, respectively). Very few respondents use the PRITE results as the sole measure for assessing residents' cognitive competence or use it for marketing their residency programs.
The survey provided strong support for the content areas covered in the PRITE and their relative emphases. The current practice of releasing PRITE items and answers (a main difference between the PRITE and the certification examination of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology) was well supported by the survey results. The stated purpose of the PRITE, to provide educationally useful feedback for individuals and groups in the form of comparisons with peers in specific areas of knowledge, was supported by a large majority of the respondents.
美国精神病学家学会开展研究，以验证精神病学住院医师培训考试（PRITE）的内容大纲，并评估住院医师培训主任对该考试的看法。
向订阅PRITE的218名精神病学住院医师培训主任发送了邮件调查。
调查回复率为70%。大多数受访者表示同意PRITE中对每个内容领域的相对重视程度（同意率范围为52%-80%）。81%的受访者强烈支持在考试评分后每年继续公布考试内容及正确答案的做法。大多数受访者将PRITE的结果用于对住院医师个人的评估和项目评估（分别为90%和94%）。极少数受访者将PRITE结果作为评估住院医师认知能力的唯一指标，或用于宣传其住院医师培训项目。
该调查为PRITE涵盖的内容领域及其相对重点提供了有力支持。调查结果有力支持了目前公布PRITE题目及答案的做法（这是PRITE与美国精神病学和神经病学委员会认证考试的主要区别之一）。PRITE的既定目的是以与特定知识领域的同行进行比较的形式，为个人和团体提供具有教育意义的反馈，这得到了大多数受访者的支持。
