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Does anyone know if there is a list of board exam pass rates for psychiatry programs? I have seen such lists for peds, internal medicine, and surgery posted on the board websites as public information. I couldn't find this type of info on the ABPN website.
A google search turned up an article from 8 years ago saying that psych had the lowest board pass rate of any specialty (~60%) and that the exam questions did not reflect what you actually needed to know to practice psychiatry. Any truth to this? Has it gotten better?
An advisor told me that it is useful to look at these pass rates because if they are too low you can infer that the teaching is not very good at that institution.
This advisor also said that students should check the financial stability of the teaching hospitals that they are considering because if they are not in good shape financially then the residents will do more scut work which negatively impacts learning. Does anyone know an easy way to find out which hospitals are in trouble financially?
A google search turned up an article from 8 years ago saying that psych had the lowest board pass rate of any specialty (~60%) and that the exam questions did not reflect what you actually needed to know to practice psychiatry. Any truth to this? Has it gotten better?
An advisor told me that it is useful to look at these pass rates because if they are too low you can infer that the teaching is not very good at that institution.
This advisor also said that students should check the financial stability of the teaching hospitals that they are considering because if they are not in good shape financially then the residents will do more scut work which negatively impacts learning. Does anyone know an easy way to find out which hospitals are in trouble financially?