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Home Research Research Library The American Board of Family Medicine’s 8 Years of Experience with Differential Item Functioning The American Board of Family Medicine’s 8 Years of Experience with Differential Item Functioning 2022 Author(s) O’Neill, Thomas R, Wang, Ting, and Newton, Warren P Topic(s) Education & Training, and Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Cognitive Expertise, and Psychometrics Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine INTRODUCTION: Differential item functioning (DIF) procedures flag examination questions in which examinees from different subpopulations who are of equal ability do not have the same probability of answering it correctly. Few medical certification boards employ DIF procedures because they do not collect the needed data on the examinee’s race or ethnicity. This article summarizes the American Board of Family Medicine’s (ABFM) combined use of DIF procedures and an expert panel to review certification questions for bias. METHODS: ABFM certification examination data from 2013 to 2020 were analyzed using a DIF procedure to flag questions with possible ethnic or racial bias. The flagged questions were reviewed by a racially and ethnically diverse panel of content experts. If the panel judged the source of the DIF was not clinically relevant for the practice of family medicine, the question was removed from the examination. RESULTS: Out of the 3487 questions analyzed, 374 unique questions (11%) were flagged by DIF procedures as potentially biased. Of the flagged questions, the review panel felt 4 should be removed for fairness. DISCUSSION: Using DIF procedures and panel review can improve the quality of the board certification questions and demonstrate the organization’s commitment to avoid racial or ethnic bias. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2013 A Closer Look at Recertification Candidate Pass Rates Go to A Closer Look at Recertification Candidate Pass Rates 2011 Engagement of family physicians seven years into maintenance of certification Go to Engagement of family physicians seven years into maintenance of certification 2021 Milestones in Family Medicine: Lessons for the Specialty Go to Milestones in Family Medicine: Lessons for the Specialty 2016 Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All? Go to Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All?
Author(s) O’Neill, Thomas R, Wang, Ting, and Newton, Warren P Topic(s) Education & Training, and Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Cognitive Expertise, and Psychometrics Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2013 A Closer Look at Recertification Candidate Pass Rates Go to A Closer Look at Recertification Candidate Pass Rates 2011 Engagement of family physicians seven years into maintenance of certification Go to Engagement of family physicians seven years into maintenance of certification 2021 Milestones in Family Medicine: Lessons for the Specialty Go to Milestones in Family Medicine: Lessons for the Specialty 2016 Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All? Go to Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All?
2013 A Closer Look at Recertification Candidate Pass Rates Go to A Closer Look at Recertification Candidate Pass Rates
2011 Engagement of family physicians seven years into maintenance of certification Go to Engagement of family physicians seven years into maintenance of certification
2021 Milestones in Family Medicine: Lessons for the Specialty Go to Milestones in Family Medicine: Lessons for the Specialty
2016 Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All? Go to Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All?
