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Home Research Research Library A MESSAGE FROM THE ABFM PRESIDENT A MESSAGE FROM THE ABFM PRESIDENT 2016 Author(s) Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Professionalism, and Self-Assessment And Lifelong Learning Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine As the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) transitioned into Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) from our old recertification paradigm, I made several promises to our Diplomates. I assured them that: (1) we wanted to develop meaningful, continuous, long-term relationships with them as we worked together to help them deliver the highest quality of care to their patients; (2) we would listen carefully to the feedback that they provided to us and act on it accordingly to make completion of their requirements as efficient as possible; and (3) we would endeavor to evolve MC-FP in keeping with the best evidence of assessment, measurement, and quality improvement science. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2012 Cheating: its implications for ABFM examinees Go to Cheating: its implications for ABFM examinees 2013 Criterion-referenced examinations: implications for the reporting and interpretation of examination results Go to Criterion-referenced examinations: implications for the reporting and interpretation of examination results 2020 Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment after One Year Go to Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment after One Year 2015 Family Physicians with a Sports Medicine Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ): Well Prepared to Meet a Significant Patient Care Need Go to Family Physicians with a Sports Medicine Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ): Well Prepared to Meet a Significant Patient Care Need
Author(s) Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Professionalism, and Self-Assessment And Lifelong Learning Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2012 Cheating: its implications for ABFM examinees Go to Cheating: its implications for ABFM examinees 2013 Criterion-referenced examinations: implications for the reporting and interpretation of examination results Go to Criterion-referenced examinations: implications for the reporting and interpretation of examination results 2020 Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment after One Year Go to Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment after One Year 2015 Family Physicians with a Sports Medicine Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ): Well Prepared to Meet a Significant Patient Care Need Go to Family Physicians with a Sports Medicine Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ): Well Prepared to Meet a Significant Patient Care Need
2012 Cheating: its implications for ABFM examinees Go to Cheating: its implications for ABFM examinees
2013 Criterion-referenced examinations: implications for the reporting and interpretation of examination results Go to Criterion-referenced examinations: implications for the reporting and interpretation of examination results
2020 Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment after One Year Go to Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment after One Year
2015 Family Physicians with a Sports Medicine Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ): Well Prepared to Meet a Significant Patient Care Need Go to Family Physicians with a Sports Medicine Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ): Well Prepared to Meet a Significant Patient Care Need
