Despite renewed interest in strengthening primary care in the United States in recent years, there remains an inadequate understanding of what primary care is and does, insufficient investment in its infrastructure and growth, inadequacy in its workforce numbers and distribution, and inefficient coordination with other sectors. In an effort to fill some of the gaps in knowledge by offering a snapshot of the facts and figures that make up contemporary U.S. Primary Care, the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) collaborated with the American Academy of Family Physicians Robert Graham Center and IBM Watson Health to create a recently published chartbook, Primary Care in the United States: A Chartbook of Facts & Statistics. READ MORE
Despite renewed interest in strengthening primary care in the United States in recent years, there remains an inadequate understanding of what primary care is and does, insufficient investment in its infrastructure and growth, inadequacy in its workforce numbers and distribution, and inefficient coordination with other sectors. In an effort to fill some of the gaps in knowledge by offering a snapshot of the facts and figures that make up contemporary U.S. Primary Care, the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) collaborated with the American Academy of Family Physicians Robert Graham Center and IBM Watson Health to create a recently published chartbook, Primary Care in the United States: A Chartbook of Facts & Statistics. READ MORE
While the scope and impact of its work continues to grow, the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) research department considers the evaluation of Family Medicine Certification (FMC) its top priority, from tracking participation over time; assessing choice of, and satisfaction with, specific activities; measuring changes in care from completing specific FMC activities; and updating foundational knowledge of certification. Described below are some important examples of research studies related to board certification. 
As part of the KSA revision initiative, a new American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)-developed Health Counseling and Preventive Care KSA was released February 25, 2021. This new activity is a combination of the previous Health Behavior and Preventive Care KSA activities and includes updated critiques and references. This activity provides 60 single best answer questions that focus on management of nutrition, sexual health, exercise, smoking avoidance and cessation, substance abuse, cancer screening, screening for medical conditions, chemoprevention, and immunizations. This transition is part of ABFM’s commitment to continual improvement of the activities used in Family Medicine Certification.
