What is RITE Exam:

• RITE is an exam held for all neurology residents PGY2-PGY4 in Feburary of every year.

Structure:

 

• It consists of 425-Question test over 3.5 hours, divided as follows:

  • Anatomy 10%
  • Behavioral/Psych 10%
  • Clinical adult 20%
  • Clinical pediatrics 10%
  • Contemporary issues 3%
  • Neuroimaging 13%
  • Pathology 10%
  • Physiology 14%

• Distributed over 3 sections:

  • 1st and 3rd – Multiple choice
  • 2nd – Imaging section
    • Pathology
    • CT, MRI
    • EEG
    • EMG

Aim:

• It is aimed to show you your areas of strength and weakness in order to prepare you for the board exam.
• For the program directors, it shows them if the program is successful in enriching the residents with the skills they need.

Importance for the Neurology board: 

• The RITE scores correlate with the ABPN pass rate, as follows:
  • 100% of those who scored in RITE > 75% (correct answers), passed the ABPN board on first attempt.
  • 99% of those who scored in RITE > 65% (correct answers), passed the ABPN board on first attempt.
  • Bottom line: if you score > 65% correct answers, you have high chances to pass the ABPN board exam.

Is the RITE exam similar to ABPN exam? 

• NOT AT ALL
• RITE is more directed towards basic science, neurology board is directed to clinical science
• Very little of RITE questions will be encountered in board exam
• Neurology boards are WAY easier than RITE
• ABPN pass rate in 2020 was 91%