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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. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2015 Response: Re: Performance on the Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Examination: Comparison of Initial Certifiers with Experienced Physicians Go to Response: Re: Performance on the Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Examination: Comparison of Initial Certifiers with Experienced Physicians 2016 A MESSAGE FROM THE ABFM PRESIDENT Go to A MESSAGE FROM THE ABFM PRESIDENT 2024 Policy Briefs With Personality: How to Innovatively Disseminate Evidence for Advocacy Go to Policy Briefs With Personality: How to Innovatively Disseminate Evidence for Advocacy 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.
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 2015 Response: Re: Performance on the Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Examination: Comparison of Initial Certifiers with Experienced Physicians Go to Response: Re: Performance on the Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Examination: Comparison of Initial Certifiers with Experienced Physicians 2016 A MESSAGE FROM THE ABFM PRESIDENT Go to A MESSAGE FROM THE ABFM PRESIDENT 2024 Policy Briefs With Personality: How to Innovatively Disseminate Evidence for Advocacy Go to Policy Briefs With Personality: How to Innovatively Disseminate Evidence for Advocacy 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.
2015 Response: Re: Performance on the Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Examination: Comparison of Initial Certifiers with Experienced Physicians Go to Response: Re: Performance on the Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Examination: Comparison of Initial Certifiers with Experienced Physicians
2024 Policy Briefs With Personality: How to Innovatively Disseminate Evidence for Advocacy Go to Policy Briefs With Personality: How to Innovatively Disseminate Evidence for Advocacy
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.