research Performance Evaluation of the Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT-4) on the Family Medicine In-Training Examination Read Performance Evaluation of the Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT-4) on the Family Medicine In-Training Examination
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Home Research Research Library Anxiety HIGH-STAKES KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT AT ABFM: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED AND HOW IT IS USEFUL 2022 Author(s) Newton, Warren P, O’Neill, Thomas R, and Wang, Ting Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Performance Improvement, and Self-Assessment And Lifelong Learning Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine Clinical knowledge is fundamental to the social contract between medicine and society. As 1 of the 6 core competencies, appropriate clinical knowledge is effortfully acquired, constantly updated through practice and learning, and regularly assessed independently through board certification—and patients care a lot about it. It is thus important for ABFM to regularly review the validity of ABFM high-stakes knowledge assessments. In comparison with other common assessments of clinical knowledge—the ward attending who sees the medical student on rounds and asks some questions, patient satisfaction surveys, a medical school specialty advisor who writes a letter of recommendation—a well-constructed multiple-choice exam potentially provides a more standardized approach, greater reliability and scalability, and much less expense. In an age of increased understanding of structural racism, however, it is important to ask whether board certification exams are biased against certain racial and ethnic groups. In recent years, many standardized tests have been accused of bias Read More ABFM Research Read all 2013 Family physician participation in quality improvement Go to Family physician participation in quality improvement 2009 Comparing the Performance of Allopathically and Osteopathically Trained Physicians on the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination. Go to Comparing the Performance of Allopathically and Osteopathically Trained Physicians on the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination. 1996 A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice: the Second Annual Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD, Memorial Lecture Go to A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice: the Second Annual Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD, Memorial Lecture 2024 Certifying Boards Can Provide Knowledge that Shapes Policy Go to Certifying Boards Can Provide Knowledge that Shapes Policy
Author(s) Newton, Warren P, O’Neill, Thomas R, and Wang, Ting Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Performance Improvement, and Self-Assessment And Lifelong Learning Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2013 Family physician participation in quality improvement Go to Family physician participation in quality improvement 2009 Comparing the Performance of Allopathically and Osteopathically Trained Physicians on the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination. Go to Comparing the Performance of Allopathically and Osteopathically Trained Physicians on the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination. 1996 A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice: the Second Annual Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD, Memorial Lecture Go to A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice: the Second Annual Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD, Memorial Lecture 2024 Certifying Boards Can Provide Knowledge that Shapes Policy Go to Certifying Boards Can Provide Knowledge that Shapes Policy
2013 Family physician participation in quality improvement Go to Family physician participation in quality improvement
2009 Comparing the Performance of Allopathically and Osteopathically Trained Physicians on the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination. Go to Comparing the Performance of Allopathically and Osteopathically Trained Physicians on the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination.
1996 A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice: the Second Annual Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD, Memorial Lecture Go to A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice: the Second Annual Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD, Memorial Lecture
2024 Certifying Boards Can Provide Knowledge that Shapes Policy Go to Certifying Boards Can Provide Knowledge that Shapes Policy
