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Home Research Research Library The ABFM begins to use differential item functioning The ABFM begins to use differential item functioning 2013 Author(s) O’Neill, Thomas R, Peabody, Michael R, and Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Cognitive Expertise Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) believes that it is important to have evidence to show that the pass-fail decisions related to its examinations are based upon accurately determining the minimum knowledge necessary to be a board certified family physician, and furthermore, that these decisions are unbiased against any particular subset of the population. Accordingly, as part of the ABFM’s commitment to continuously improve the Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) process, the ABFM has started using differential item functioning (DIF) procedures to detect potentially biased items on its examinations. Although gender information has been collected for some time from examination applicants, we began collecting ethnicity data for applicants taking the MC-FP exam this past spring so that we could begin to conduct these analyses. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2014 Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates Go to Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates 2014 Do family physicians choose self-assessment activities based on what they know or don’t know? Go to Do family physicians choose self-assessment activities based on what they know or don’t know? 2022 Advances in the Cognitive Science and Their Implications for ABFM Knowledge Assessment Go to Advances in the Cognitive Science and Their Implications for ABFM Knowledge Assessment 2019 Using the Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment to Make Summative Decisions Go to Using the Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment to Make Summative Decisions
Author(s) O’Neill, Thomas R, Peabody, Michael R, and Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Cognitive Expertise Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2014 Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates Go to Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates 2014 Do family physicians choose self-assessment activities based on what they know or don’t know? Go to Do family physicians choose self-assessment activities based on what they know or don’t know? 2022 Advances in the Cognitive Science and Their Implications for ABFM Knowledge Assessment Go to Advances in the Cognitive Science and Their Implications for ABFM Knowledge Assessment 2019 Using the Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment to Make Summative Decisions Go to Using the Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment to Make Summative Decisions
2014 Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates Go to Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates
2014 Do family physicians choose self-assessment activities based on what they know or don’t know? Go to Do family physicians choose self-assessment activities based on what they know or don’t know?
2022 Advances in the Cognitive Science and Their Implications for ABFM Knowledge Assessment Go to Advances in the Cognitive Science and Their Implications for ABFM Knowledge Assessment
2019 Using the Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment to Make Summative Decisions Go to Using the Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment to Make Summative Decisions
