Beyond the Clinic Family Medicine on a Mission Part 1: How Air Force Physicians Achieve Humanitarian Goals Read Family Medicine on a Mission Part 1: How Air Force Physicians Achieve Humanitarian Goals
Phoenix Newsletter - March 2025 President’s Message: ABFM’s Unwavering Commitment to Diplomates and the Specialty Read President’s Message: ABFM’s Unwavering Commitment to Diplomates and the Specialty
Continue Certification Maintaining ABFM Board Certification emphasizes to your patients and the public that you are committed to a higher standard of care throughout your career. Explore this section NEW! 5-Year Cycle 3-Year Stages Exam Certification Activities Dates and Deadlines Continuing Medical Education Professionalism Retired from Practice At-A-Glance Maintaining your board certification includes participating in the continuous certification process. This voluntary process emphasizes your commitment to staying up to date with medical advances through ongoing self-assessment and lifelong learning, practice improvement, continuous measurement of clinical knowledge, and by upholding the standards of professionalism – the social contract physicians make with their patients and society. Learn More Below Family Medicine Certification Professionalism Designed to assess professional standing, board-certified family physicians are subject to compliance with the ABFM Guidelines for Professionalism, Licensure, and Personal Conduct (Guidelines) and general adherence to professional standards. Self-Assessment and Lifelong Learning Designed to help family physicians identify gaps in knowledge through participation in self-assessment activities, this component encourages the review of the most up-to-date clinical content. Performance Improvement Designed to support high-quality patient care, this component will help family physicians identify an improvement opportunity or a performance gap, implement a change in care delivery, and measure the impact of that change to their patients/practice. Cognitive Expertise (Exam) Designed to assess and measure clinical knowledge, the Family Medicine Certification Examination (one-day exam) and the Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment (longitudinal assessment) serve to assure the public that you are up-to-date and aware of the best practices in medical care across the wide spectrum of conditions treated by family physicians. The ABFM has supported my learning, my teaching, my engagement and my work since I first took the exam. Currently, I collaborate on the journal club question creation and have learned so much from my fellow peers. Adriana Linares, MD Board Certified since 2007 Maintaining Your Certification Continuous Certification 5-Year Cycle All ABFM Diplomates will transition to the 5-Year Cycle in the year their next exam requirement is due. The 5-Year Cycle is built on the same four foundational components that make up the current certification process, and includes continuous compliance with ABFM Guidelines for Professionalism, Licensure, and Personal Conduct, completion of certification activities, Continuing Medical Education, and ongoing participation in cognitive assessment. Learn More About 5-Year Cycle 3-Year Stages & 10-Year Exam From 2011 to 2024, ABFM Diplomates maintained their certification by participating in ongoing 3-year stages and by passing the one-day exam or longitudinal assessment every 10 years. Each 3-year stage includes continuously complying with ABFM Guidelines for Professionalism, Licensure, and Personal Conduct, completing certification activities and Continuous Medical Education. All ABFM Diplomates will transition to the 5-Year Cycle in the year their next exam requirement is due. Learn More About 3-Year Stages Regaining Certification Physicians previously certified by ABFM can regain certification through the Certification Re-Entry Process. If you are interested in regaining certification, visit your MyABFM Portfolio to view a complete list of requirements. Please note, longitudinal assessment is not an option for physicians who are not currently certified. For additional information and to view your specific requirements, please visit your MyABFM Portfolio or contact the ABFM Support Center at 877-223-7437.
Explore this section NEW! 5-Year Cycle 3-Year Stages Exam Certification Activities Dates and Deadlines Continuing Medical Education Professionalism Retired from Practice
At-A-Glance Maintaining your board certification includes participating in the continuous certification process. This voluntary process emphasizes your commitment to staying up to date with medical advances through ongoing self-assessment and lifelong learning, practice improvement, continuous measurement of clinical knowledge, and by upholding the standards of professionalism – the social contract physicians make with their patients and society. Learn More Below
The ABFM has supported my learning, my teaching, my engagement and my work since I first took the exam. Currently, I collaborate on the journal club question creation and have learned so much from my fellow peers. Adriana Linares, MD Board Certified since 2007
