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Home Research Research Library ABFM announces further enhancements to MC-FP ABFM announces further enhancements to MC-FP 2010 Author(s) Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Cognitive Expertise, Performance Improvement, and Self-Assessment And Lifelong Learning Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine The beginning of 2010 officially completed the staged, 7-year transition of every American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Diplomate into the new recertification paradigm, Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP). At its inception in 2003, MC-FP was designed to assist with providing high quality care to patients while at the same time fitting into physicians’ busy day-to-day professional lives. In keeping with these 2 basic design principles, the ABFM listened carefully during the transition to feedback and concerns and continuously improved MC-FP to simplify and streamline the process, target it to practice needs, and create flexibility in how MC-FP requirements were met. ABFM Research Read all 2008 Adding conversational interviews to a patient simulator Go to Adding conversational interviews to a patient simulator 2014 Community size and organization of practice predict family physician recertification success Go to Community size and organization of practice predict family physician recertification success 2014 Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates Go to Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates 2022 Advances in the Cognitive Science and Their Implications for ABFM Knowledge Assessment Go to Advances in the Cognitive Science and Their Implications for ABFM Knowledge Assessment
Author(s) Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Cognitive Expertise, Performance Improvement, and Self-Assessment And Lifelong Learning Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2008 Adding conversational interviews to a patient simulator Go to Adding conversational interviews to a patient simulator 2014 Community size and organization of practice predict family physician recertification success Go to Community size and organization of practice predict family physician recertification success 2014 Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates Go to Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates 2022 Advances in the Cognitive Science and Their Implications for ABFM Knowledge Assessment Go to Advances in the Cognitive Science and Their Implications for ABFM Knowledge Assessment
2008 Adding conversational interviews to a patient simulator Go to Adding conversational interviews to a patient simulator
2014 Community size and organization of practice predict family physician recertification success Go to Community size and organization of practice predict family physician recertification success
2014 Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates Go to Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates
2022 Advances in the Cognitive Science and Their Implications for ABFM Knowledge Assessment Go to Advances in the Cognitive Science and Their Implications for ABFM Knowledge Assessment
