RITE performance predicts outcome on the ABPN Part I examination

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the performance correlation the American Academy of Neurology Resident Inservice Training Examination (RITE) and Part I of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) examination. METHODS: Candidates who took the RITE in the last year of training were tracked and their subsequent performance on the ABPN Part I examination was compared with their performance on the RITE. RESULTS: Performance on the RITE is predictive of performance on the ABPN Part I examination. CONCLUSIONS: The RITE can be used to assess a resident's readiness to take the ABPN Part I examination.