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The Future of Family Medicine: An Update on Re-Envisioning Residency Training
January 15, 2021
Major family medicine organizations collaborate to inform the work of the Family Medicine Review Committee and ACGME.
ABFM Joins Push to Reform Primary Care Payment and Regulatory Burden
December 22, 2020
ABFM has joined AAFP and five other organizations, representing over 400,000 physicians, to advocate for major primary care payment and regulatory reform.
Kameron Matthews, MD, JD, FAAFP, Puffer/ABFM Fellow Elected to National Academy of Medicine
October 23, 2020
Dr. Matthews, VHA Assistant Under Secretary of Health for Clinical Services and CMO, was previously NAM’s 2018–2020 Puffer/ABFM Fellow.
ONC Awards Cooperative Agreement to American Board of Family Medicine
September 30, 2020
ABFM received a 3-year ONC cooperative agreement to measure health IT use and potential burdens experienced by office-based physicians.
American Board of Family Medicine: Improving Performance Improvement
September 28, 2020
The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) is revising its Performance Improvement activities, as defined in its Strategic Plan 2019–2025.
Rita Hamad, MD, PhD, Selected as 2020 NAM Puffer/ABFM Fellow
September 22, 2020
Dr. Hamad is associate professor and Director of the SPHERE health equity research program at UCSF’s Department of Family and Community Medicine.
JABFM Releases Special 50th Anniversary Issue
September 16, 2020
JABFM’s 50th Anniversary Issue reflects on its contributions to board certification and aligns with ABFM’s new strategic plan for a changing health care landscape.
How ABFM Will Address Health Equity
September 16, 2020
ABFM has implemented a series of changes aimed at increasing equity at multiple levels and contributing to the elimination of health disparities.
The Future of Family Medicine Residency Training
August 3, 2020
ACGME plans a major revision of the Family Medicine Residency Guidelines—the first significant update in more than 10 years.
Lars Peterson, MD, PhD, Selected as 2019 NAM Puffer/ABFM Fellow
September 9, 2019
Dr. Peterson is Vice President of Research at ABFM and associate professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Kentucky.
ABFM’s Family Medicine Certification Longitudial Assessment Pilot to Expand in 2020
July 15, 2019
Eligible Diplomates will be able to sign-up for the pilot beginning December 6, 2019.
ABFM Selects Andrew Bazemore, MD, MPH, as New Senior Vice President of Research and Policy
April 18, 2019
Dr. Bazemore will lead ABFM's research enterprise, co-lead the Center for Professionalism and Value in Health Care, and support ABFM career development programs.