American College of Psychiatrists

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The American College of Psychiatrists is an American association of psychiatrists based in Chicago, Illinois. It operates annual meetings, publishes a newsletter, presents awards and organizes the PRITE exam for psychiatric residents and the PIPE exam for practicing psychiatrists. Membership is decided by current members. It was founded in 1963. [1]

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