August 3, 2022

CHAIRS AND TRAINING OFFICERS

Department of Internal Medicine
PCP Accredited Training Institutions

Re: General Information

Examination Schedules
LMS AND RITE Fee
Who can take the RITE
Availability of the Practice RITE via the PCP LMS
Submission of RITE Questions
Responsibility of the ATIs
Responsibility of the Designated Proctors
RITE Glossary of Diseases with Specific Objectives

Dear Doctors,

Greetings from the PCP Committee on RITE 2022!

We would like to announce that the Live Test Construction Workshop will be cancelled due to
conflict of schedule. However, you can access the video presentation at the PCP LMS.

Please find below important updated information on the RITE 2022.

1. General Information
The Residents-In-Training Examination (RITE) is an examination that is administered by the
Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) Committee on RITE. This examination is a summative
assessment of the residents of the Internal Medicine Residency programs offered by the
accredited training institutions (ATIs) of the PCP. The objectives of the RITE are as follows:
a. Provide an objective measurement of knowledge in internal medicine among current residents-
in-training.
b. Provide individual residents a performance evaluation in the middle and at the end of their
current training level.
c. Provide the ATIs an independent snap-shot assessment on the performance of their residents
at each training level, and their entire resident staff.
d. Provide the ATIs a benchmark and a tool to further enhance their training programs
e. Provide the residents and the ATIs information on areas of strength and areas for improvement
based on disease-specific learning objectives.

The RITE is a 4-hour, 180 question examination. The examination consists of case-based multiple-
choice questions with one best answer. The examination is administered online using the PCP
Learning Management System (PCP LMS) and residents take the examination in their own training
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institutions in a proctored environment. For 2022-2023, the exam will be administered two times,
August 2022 and December 2022.

Topics covered in these two examinations are non-overlapping. For each scheduled examination,
the residents of each training institution may register to any of the three available schedules. The
training officers of the ATIs must pre-arrange the schedules of the residents to ensure compliance
with existing health safety protocols and minimize impact on the ATIs’ clinical services.

Please note that starting 2022, the overall RITE performance of the trainees of the ATI will have an
impact on the accreditation score of the ATI.

2. Examination Schedules

The RITE examination schedules are as follows:

Examination 1: August 26 (Friday) 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
August 26 (Friday) 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
August 27 (Saturday) 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Examination 2: December 9 (Friday) 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
December 9 (Friday) 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
December 10 (Saturday) 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Please assign your resident trainees in one of the three available schedules for both Examination
1 and 2. Once with assigned exam schedules, please ask your resident trainees to fill up the
information form following this link: https://forms.gle/r8MnVAgRCQ7mmB8Y6

Examinees who fail to sit on their scheduled examination must write a request for a new
examination schedule no later than 7 days from their original schedule. This letter of request for
new examination schedule must be endorsed by both the Chair and Training Officer of the ATI, and
emailed to the PCP RITE secretariat at [email protected]. Only one examination
schedule will be opened for all examinees who missed their original exam schedule.

3. PCP LMS and RITE Fees

The examination fee for each resident trainee will be Php1,000.00. This amount covers the two
examinations and the use of the PCP LMS.

The fee should be paid on or before 19 August, 2022, to any Union Bank with the
Account Name: Philippine College of Physicians. Please use the bills payment form:

Payment For: PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS

Client Name: [Your Name or name of Institution]
Reference Number: [Your PRC No. or Accreditation # of Institution]

Kindly send the list of examinees through e-mail with the attached validated bills payment form to
[email protected]. An original receipt will be issued to your institution.

Online payment can also be done thru the PCP Website. Once done, you will receive a confirmation
note of a successful transaction. Please send the confirmation note to
[email protected] for receipt issuance, verification and record purposes.
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4. Who can take the RITE?

1. All year level 2 and year level 3 residents-in-training should take both RITE.
2. All year level 1 residents-in-training who are at least into their 6-month of training
should take both RITE.
3. Year level 1 residents who have been in training less than 6 months into the
program may take the RITE but their performance for that exam will not have an
impact in the accreditation score of the training institution. Please identify these
trainees in the list of trainees registered.
4. Recent graduates of the ATIs’ training program who have not yet taken the Internal
Medicine Diplomate Examination may be invited by the ATIs to take the
examination. They must choose Year Level IV as their Year Level in the
registration form.

5. Availability of the Practice RITE via the PCP LMS

The RITE Practice Test will be available at the PCP LMS for your registered resident trainees
on August 22, 2022 from 6:00 PM – 6:45PM. We request the participation of your residents
as this will serve as a “stress test” for the PCP LMS in preparation for the actual RITE. We
suggest the trainees to take this practice test at their training institutions to assess any technical
issues in their internet connectivity, and using the device (laptop or desktop) they will be using
for the RITE.

6. Submission of the assigned RITE questions from ATIs

Please submit the assigned case-based questions with answer key to

[email protected] on or before August 6, 2022. We previously sent an email on the
assignment last July 6. The questions to be submitted must conform to the following format:

1. Submitted file must be in MS Word (.doc or .docx).

2. Use Times New Roman font, with font size of 12.
3. Identify Subspecialty and Disease assignment
4. Specify objective/s being tested. A question may test one or more of disease-specific
objectives.
5. The case-based question must be followed by only four (4) lettered choices. Use small letters
to label the choices without automatic number formatting.
6. The answer follows the lettered choices. Kindly BOLD the format of the answer.
7. Please indicate reference where question/answer taken from. Please include table number
or figure number, the page of the reference and the reference itself (HPIM or clinical practice
guideline)
8. Images or pictures being used as part of the questions must be in JPG file which must not
exceed 1 mb size, and must be pasted on the document
9. Below is the template of the questions to be submitted to RITE:
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INSTITUTION NAME: MEDICAL CENTER (SAMPLE/TEMPLATE)

# Test Question Subspecialty Disease/Condition Objectives
1 A 67/F, obese with Type 2 DM of Dermatology Eczema and 1. Clinical presentation
10 years came in for pigmented dermatitis and dermatologic
scaling, crusting, pruritic lesions features of Atopic
on medial aspects of both ankles. dermatitis
On PE, there is note of brawny 2. Approach to the
edema over both medial ankles management of Atropic
but with good bilateral peripheral Dermatitis
pulses. Leg elevation and
compression stockings at what
gradient will help alleviate the
condition?

a. 10-20 mmHg
b. 20-30 mmHg
c. 30-40 mmHg
d. 40-50 mmHg

Answer: C
(HPIM 20th p. 332)

7. Responsibilities of the ATIs

The ATIs assume the following responsibilities before and during the RITE:
1. Designate the Examination Time assignment for each of their residents.
2. Provide the residents their assigned Examination Time and ensure their registration in the
PCP LMS.
3. Provide examination room/s that can accommodate all residents taking the RITE at each
assigned time.
4. Ensure availability of a good internet access and back-up access as needed during the
day of the RITE.
5. Designate proctor/s from among their consultant staff for each of the scheduled
Examination Times.

8. Responsibilities of the Designated Proctor/s

The designated proctors assume the following responsibilities during the RITE:
1. Ensure that all residents scheduled to sit for the RITE are present at least 15 minutes
before their scheduled Examination Time.
2. Check that all the residents taking the examination have logged in to the PCP-LMS at least
15 minutes before their scheduled Examination Time.
3. Ensure integrity of the conduct of the RITE in their institution.
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4. Coordinate with the PCP RITE secretariat ([email protected], 7910-2250 loc.

804) to resolve problems that arise during the conduct of RITE

9. RITE Glossary of Diseases with Specific Objectives

You may provide your resident staff a copy of the RITE Glossary of Diseases with Specific
Objectives v1.2021 to help them prepare for the RITE and the PCP Diplomate Examination.

We are again attaching with this letter the following documents for your guidance:
1. RITE 2022 ATIs Question Assignments
2. RITE 2022 Glossary of Diseases

Thank you very much for your kind attention and we appreciate your usual participation for a
successful RITE 2022.

Sincerely,

Rowena E. Ejercito-De Jesus, MD, FPCP Celito A. Tamban, MD, FPCP

Chair, Committee on RITE Co-Chair, Committee on RITE

Noted by:

Rodney M. Jimenez, MD, FPCP Diana A. Payawal, MD, FPCP

Regent Champion, Committee on RITE President