Am J Psychiatry 1981; 138:1587-1591
Copyright © 1981 by American Psychiatric Association
Results of the 1976 APA Self-Assessment Program
SK Quick, CB Robinowitz and PT Wilson
The authors describe the development and implementation of the third
edition of the Psychiatric Knowledge and Skills Self-Assessment Program
(PKSAP-III). An assessment of the performance of 4,137 participants in
PKSAP-III according to their primary professional activity, time spent in
continuing medical education (CME), Board certification, and geographical
area reveal that participation in CME had a positive effect on test
performance. The authors conclude that the PKSAP is most valuable as a
diagnostic tool for the individual practitioner and as a resources tool to
assist in structuring a curriculum for small group discussions.
