American College of Psychiatrists
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The American College of Psychiatrists is an association of psychiatrist
s based in Chicago
. 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, with a limit of 750 psychiatrists out of the over 46,000 psychiatrists in the United States. It was founded in 1963.
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
s based in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. 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, with a limit of 750 psychiatrists out of the over 46,000 psychiatrists in the United States. It was founded in 1963.