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Home Research Research Library A Significant Number of Charter Diplomates Participate in American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification A Significant Number of Charter Diplomates Participate in American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification 2015 Author(s) Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Considerable controversy about the value of participating in Maintenance of Certification has recently arisen within the medical community. Despite this controversy, large numbers of family physicians certified by the American Board of Family Medicine participate in Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians. Surprisingly, a small but significant number of charter diplomats–those initially certified by the American Board of Family Medicine at its founding–are engaged in the process. ABFM Research Read all 2021 Clinical Quality Measure Exchange is Not Easy Go to Clinical Quality Measure Exchange is Not Easy 1989 Ex concilio Go to Ex concilio 1996 A Formal Model of Family Medicine Go to A Formal Model of Family Medicine 1994 A statement on the generalist physician from the American Boards of Family Practice and Internal Medicine Go to A statement on the generalist physician from the American Boards of Family Practice and Internal Medicine
Author(s) Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2021 Clinical Quality Measure Exchange is Not Easy Go to Clinical Quality Measure Exchange is Not Easy 1989 Ex concilio Go to Ex concilio 1996 A Formal Model of Family Medicine Go to A Formal Model of Family Medicine 1994 A statement on the generalist physician from the American Boards of Family Practice and Internal Medicine Go to A statement on the generalist physician from the American Boards of Family Practice and Internal Medicine
2021 Clinical Quality Measure Exchange is Not Easy Go to Clinical Quality Measure Exchange is Not Easy
1994 A statement on the generalist physician from the American Boards of Family Practice and Internal Medicine Go to A statement on the generalist physician from the American Boards of Family Practice and Internal Medicine