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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 1980 Family practice Go to Family practice 2014 Structure and Characteristics of Family Medicine Maternity Care Fellowships Go to Structure and Characteristics of Family Medicine Maternity Care Fellowships 2019 Practice Intentions of Family Physicians Trained in Teaching Health Centers: The Value of Community-Based Training Go to Practice Intentions of Family Physicians Trained in Teaching Health Centers: The Value of Community-Based Training 2021 Re-Envisioning Family Medicine Residencies: The End in Mind Go to Re-Envisioning Family Medicine Residencies: The End in Mind
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 1980 Family practice Go to Family practice 2014 Structure and Characteristics of Family Medicine Maternity Care Fellowships Go to Structure and Characteristics of Family Medicine Maternity Care Fellowships 2019 Practice Intentions of Family Physicians Trained in Teaching Health Centers: The Value of Community-Based Training Go to Practice Intentions of Family Physicians Trained in Teaching Health Centers: The Value of Community-Based Training 2021 Re-Envisioning Family Medicine Residencies: The End in Mind Go to Re-Envisioning Family Medicine Residencies: The End in Mind
2014 Structure and Characteristics of Family Medicine Maternity Care Fellowships Go to Structure and Characteristics of Family Medicine Maternity Care Fellowships
2019 Practice Intentions of Family Physicians Trained in Teaching Health Centers: The Value of Community-Based Training Go to Practice Intentions of Family Physicians Trained in Teaching Health Centers: The Value of Community-Based Training
2021 Re-Envisioning Family Medicine Residencies: The End in Mind Go to Re-Envisioning Family Medicine Residencies: The End in Mind