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Home Research Research Library Computer-based testing in family practice certification and recertification Computer-based testing in family practice certification and recertification 2003 Author(s) Hagen, Michael D, Sumner, W, Roussel, G H, Rovinelli, R J, and Xu, J Z Topic(s) Education & Training, Family Medicine Certification, and Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Clinical Simulation, and Health Information Technology (HIT) Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Source Journal of the American Board of Family Practice BACKGROUND: The member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties have agreed to expand the scope of certification to include assessment of medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, patient care, interpersonal and communication skills, systems-based practice, and professionalism. Multiple-choice examinations provide limited ability to assess these dimensions. METHODS: The American Board of Family Practice (ABFP) has developed a computer simulation system to facilitate more comprehensive candidate evaluation. The system consists of a knowledge base, a simulation program to create patient scenarios, an interface for presenting simulations to users, and an administrative database to track candidate performance and interactions with the system. The system uses population distributions for disease states to produce cases and evolves patients in response to candidate interventions, such as pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapies. We use Bayesian belief networks to model patient characteristics and comorbid condition interactions. RESULTS: Simulations have been created for 7 disease states; ultimately simulations will be available for 25 to 30 disease states. Initial testing will take place in regional examination centers but will ultimately use the Internet for convenient access for certification and recertification candidates. CONCLUSION: The ABFP will begin field-testing the system in early 2003 and will include simulations in the certification and recertification examination process in 2004. ABFM Research Read all 2008 A new focus on research Go to A new focus on research 2011 Variation over time in preventable hospitalization rates across counties Go to Variation over time in preventable hospitalization rates across counties 2013 Specialty board certification in the United States: issues and evidence Go to Specialty board certification in the United States: issues and evidence 2011 Family physicians’ completion of scoring criteria in Virtual Patient encounters Go to Family physicians’ completion of scoring criteria in Virtual Patient encounters
Author(s) Hagen, Michael D, Sumner, W, Roussel, G H, Rovinelli, R J, and Xu, J Z Topic(s) Education & Training, Family Medicine Certification, and Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Clinical Simulation, and Health Information Technology (HIT) Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Source Journal of the American Board of Family Practice
ABFM Research Read all 2008 A new focus on research Go to A new focus on research 2011 Variation over time in preventable hospitalization rates across counties Go to Variation over time in preventable hospitalization rates across counties 2013 Specialty board certification in the United States: issues and evidence Go to Specialty board certification in the United States: issues and evidence 2011 Family physicians’ completion of scoring criteria in Virtual Patient encounters Go to Family physicians’ completion of scoring criteria in Virtual Patient encounters
2011 Variation over time in preventable hospitalization rates across counties Go to Variation over time in preventable hospitalization rates across counties
2013 Specialty board certification in the United States: issues and evidence Go to Specialty board certification in the United States: issues and evidence
2011 Family physicians’ completion of scoring criteria in Virtual Patient encounters Go to Family physicians’ completion of scoring criteria in Virtual Patient encounters