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Home Research Research Library A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice: the Second Annual Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD, Memorial Lecture A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice: the Second Annual Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD, Memorial Lecture 1996 Author(s) Young, P R Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Source Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Family physicians have evolved from general practice. General practice had its roots in Great Britain when the class systems were dominant. While formally educated physicians limited their practice to the laned gentry and royalty, general practitioners responded to the health needs of the poor and underclasses. General practitioners offered counsel and prescribed treatment in exchange for monetary or other rewards, which was not dissimilar from the barber-surgeons of the day. ABFM Research Read all 2019 Medical Professionalism: A contract with Society Go to Medical Professionalism: A contract with Society 2014 Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care? Go to Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care? 2010 American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) maintenance of certification: variations in self-assessment modules uptake within the 2006 cohort Go to American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) maintenance of certification: variations in self-assessment modules uptake within the 2006 cohort 2025 Changes in Family Medicine Certification Examination Performance in Longitudinal Assessment Go to Changes in Family Medicine Certification Examination Performance in Longitudinal Assessment
Author(s) Young, P R Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Source Journal of the American Board of Family Practice
ABFM Research Read all 2019 Medical Professionalism: A contract with Society Go to Medical Professionalism: A contract with Society 2014 Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care? Go to Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care? 2010 American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) maintenance of certification: variations in self-assessment modules uptake within the 2006 cohort Go to American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) maintenance of certification: variations in self-assessment modules uptake within the 2006 cohort 2025 Changes in Family Medicine Certification Examination Performance in Longitudinal Assessment Go to Changes in Family Medicine Certification Examination Performance in Longitudinal Assessment
2019 Medical Professionalism: A contract with Society Go to Medical Professionalism: A contract with Society
2014 Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care? Go to Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care?
2010 American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) maintenance of certification: variations in self-assessment modules uptake within the 2006 cohort Go to American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) maintenance of certification: variations in self-assessment modules uptake within the 2006 cohort
2025 Changes in Family Medicine Certification Examination Performance in Longitudinal Assessment Go to Changes in Family Medicine Certification Examination Performance in Longitudinal Assessment