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Home Research Research Library Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates 2014 Author(s) Hagen, Michael D, and Cochrane, Anneli Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Certificates Of Added Qualifications Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine The American Board of Medical Specialties approved in 2011 the offering of a new subcertificate in Clinical Informatics, with the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) and the American Board of Pathology (ABPath) serving as the sponsoring boards. All American Board of Medical Specialties member board Diplomates in good standing with their primary boards can qualify to sit for this new certificate, including American Board of Family Medicine–certified family physicians! ABPM and ABPath provide 2 pathways to qualify for the certificate: (1) completion of a nonaccredited Informatics fellowship training program (accreditation was not available before the creation of the new certificate) or (2) evidence of substantial informatics practice in the 3 years before applying for the certificate (practice eligibility pathway, which will close in 5 years). Those who qualify through one of these pathways may then sit for the certification examination. The first test was administered in October 2013; 456 candidates successfully passed the examination, thus becoming certified Clinical Informaticists. ABFM Research Read all 2020 Shaping Keystones in a Time of Transformation: ABFM’s Efforts to Advance Leadership & Scholarship in Family Medicine Go to Shaping Keystones in a Time of Transformation: ABFM’s Efforts to Advance Leadership & Scholarship in Family Medicine 2014 The Evolution of Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Part IV, Performance in Practice. Go to The Evolution of Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Part IV, Performance in Practice. 2016 Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All? Go to Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All? 2020 General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians Go to General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians
Author(s) Hagen, Michael D, and Cochrane, Anneli Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Certificates Of Added Qualifications Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2020 Shaping Keystones in a Time of Transformation: ABFM’s Efforts to Advance Leadership & Scholarship in Family Medicine Go to Shaping Keystones in a Time of Transformation: ABFM’s Efforts to Advance Leadership & Scholarship in Family Medicine 2014 The Evolution of Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Part IV, Performance in Practice. Go to The Evolution of Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Part IV, Performance in Practice. 2016 Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All? Go to Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All? 2020 General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians Go to General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians
2020 Shaping Keystones in a Time of Transformation: ABFM’s Efforts to Advance Leadership & Scholarship in Family Medicine Go to Shaping Keystones in a Time of Transformation: ABFM’s Efforts to Advance Leadership & Scholarship in Family Medicine
2014 The Evolution of Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Part IV, Performance in Practice. Go to The Evolution of Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Part IV, Performance in Practice.
2016 Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All? Go to Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All?
2020 General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians Go to General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians