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Home Research Research Library Cheating: its implications for American Board of Family Medicine examinees Cheating: its implications for American Board of Family Medicine examinees 2012 Author(s) Royal, K D, and Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Board News Volume 25(3):400-401 Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Cheating is undesirable and unethical, but, unfortunately, sometimes it does occur. Recent events at 3 American Board of Medical Specialties specialty boards1,2 have illustrated that the medical certification industry is not immune from this phenomenon. Although there are numerous moral and professional implications involved with cheating, we wish to address the implications of cheating from a psychometric perspective. Our intent is to highlight some of the less obvious ways in which all American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) diplomates possibly could be impacted should those diplomates and candidates resort to cheating on examinations. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2011 ABFM’s Physicians Quality Reporting System registry Go to ABFM’s Physicians Quality Reporting System registry 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 2008 A new focus on research Go to A new focus on research
Author(s) Royal, K D, and Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Board News Volume 25(3):400-401 Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2011 ABFM’s Physicians Quality Reporting System registry Go to ABFM’s Physicians Quality Reporting System registry 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 2008 A new focus on research Go to A new focus on research
2011 ABFM’s Physicians Quality Reporting System registry Go to ABFM’s Physicians Quality Reporting System registry
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
