Application Process
PRITE® and Child PRITE® Fellowship Application Process
Each separately accredited general and child and adolescent training program in the United States and Canada, may submit one (1) nomination.
The nominee must be a current PGY II or III in general psychiatry (PRITE® Fellowship) or a first year child fellow (CHILD PRITE® Fellowship) on August 31, 2012. Due to the time commitment required, nominations cannot be accepted for those residents who are PGY IVs or second year child fellows.
The recipient must be able to attend the entire meeting of the PRITE® Editorial Board during each of the two (2) years after being named a Fellow. Specific meeting dates are posted on the Web site as soon as they have been confirmed.
Compile Nomination Packet
2. Letter of Nomination must be from the training director indicating the reasons for the candidate's nomination and the director's endorsement of the candidate. - Suggestions for Nominator's letter
3. Letter of support for the nomination from another faculty member testifying to the candidate’s intellectual potential, fund of knowledge and capacity for collaborative work in a group
4. Letter from the candidate outlining her/his current interests in psychiatry. This letter should also address significant personal accomplishments related to teaching and/or writing, for example, organizing a study course or specific activities related to PRITE or other examinations or curricula. The letter may indicate how the PRITE Fellowship/writing questions for the PRITE, could influence the candidate's future career.
5. Nominee’s curriculum vitae
6. Five original multiple-choice sample questions with answer key and references for each question. It is strongly recommended that candidates review the "Suggestions for Writing Good Questions".
Nominations must be received by The College no later than August 31, 2012*.
Mail Nomination Packet
Mail all documents to:
Chair, PRITE® Fellowship Selection Committee
The American College of Psychiatrists
122 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1360
Chicago, IL 60603
Or e-mail all documents in pdf format to Kathy@ACPsych.org
Be sure to indicate "PRITE FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION" in the subject line.
*Nominations received after August 31, 2012, will not be considered. Please DO NOT fax nomination packets.
PRITE® EDITORIAL BOARD MEETING DATES
June 20-24, 2012 — Sonoma, CA
June 19-23, 2013 - Essex, VT
