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Comprehensiveness Bibliography
August 27, 2026
ABFM research on comprehensiveness provides the evidence base linking breadth of practice to lower costs, fewer hospitalizations, and reduced burnout.
Maternal Care and Women’s Health Bibliography
August 27, 2026
ABFM research examining workforce trends, training gaps, and practice patterns shaping the delivery of maternity and women’s health care.
Professionalism Guidelines
May 14, 2026
Version 2022-2 Adopted Effective September 12, 2022 1. Introduction. Professionalism is at the foundation of medicine’s social contract with society. For the privilege of self-regulation, autonomy and financial reward, society expects physicians...
Wellness and Burnout Bibliography
August 27, 2026
ABFM‑supported research examines the prevalence, determinants, and consequences of burnout among family physicians, underscoring the need for system‑level interventions to strengthen physician wellness and workforce sustainability.
Family Leave Policy
May 14, 2026
Background and Purpose The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Time Away from Residency / Family Leave Policy for ABFM board-eligibility was initially updated in July 2020 in order to distinguish parental...
Absence from Residency
May 14, 2026
Continuity of Care ACGME program requirements define continuity of care as providing care to a panel of patients in a continuous fashion. This is a foundational aspect of family medicine and is...
Wellness and Burnout
August 27, 2026
ABFM research examines the prevalence, determinants, and consequences of burnout among family physicians, underscoring the need for system‑level interventions to strengthen physician wellness and workforce sustainability.
May 2023
May 14, 2026
Celebrating the Role of Women in Family Medicine
March 2021
May 14, 2026
Evolving Family Medicine Certification by Listening, Learning, and Supporting
ABFM Privacy Policy
May 14, 2026
In the course of the Family Medicine Certification processes, the American Board of Family Medicine, Inc. (“ABFM”) has and must continue to collect and utilize email addresses as well as personal, professional,...
February 2026
May 14, 2026
The Phoenix is ABFM’s e-newsletter distributed to all Diplomates and residents to provide important updates, useful tips, and other resources related to certification and other ABFM initiatives.
July 2025
May 14, 2026
The Phoenix is ABFM’s e-newsletter distributed to all Diplomates and residents to provide important updates, useful tips, and other resources related to certification and other ABFM initiatives.