Phoenix Newsletter - October 2025 President’s Message: Enduring Commitments in a Time of Change Read President’s Message: Enduring Commitments in a Time of Change
Home Research Research Library ABFM’s self-assessment module (SAM) revision process ABFM’s self-assessment module (SAM) revision process 2015 Author(s) Hagen, Michael D, Quan, Martin A, Fain, Roger, and DeBord, W Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Self-Assessment And Lifelong Learning Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine In 2004, the first self-assessment modules (SAMs) went online as a resource for fulfilling the part II requirement of Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP). As time has gone by, Diplomates have occasionally asked about the process the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) uses for revising and updating the content of the SAMs. Given the pace of change in medical knowledge, ABFM staff has found it necessary to employ multiple strategies to keep the SAMs current. ABFM Research Read all 2008 Adding conversational interviews to a patient simulator Go to Adding conversational interviews to a patient simulator 2019 Motivation for Participation in the American Board of Family Medicine Certification Program Go to Motivation for Participation in the American Board of Family Medicine Certification Program 2013 The ABFM begins to use differential item functioning Go to The ABFM begins to use differential item functioning 2019 PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION Go to PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION
Author(s) Hagen, Michael D, Quan, Martin A, Fain, Roger, and DeBord, W Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) 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 2019 Motivation for Participation in the American Board of Family Medicine Certification Program Go to Motivation for Participation in the American Board of Family Medicine Certification Program 2013 The ABFM begins to use differential item functioning Go to The ABFM begins to use differential item functioning 2019 PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION Go to PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION
2008 Adding conversational interviews to a patient simulator Go to Adding conversational interviews to a patient simulator
2019 Motivation for Participation in the American Board of Family Medicine Certification Program Go to Motivation for Participation in the American Board of Family Medicine Certification Program
2013 The ABFM begins to use differential item functioning Go to The ABFM begins to use differential item functioning
2019 PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION Go to PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION
