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Home Research Research Library Contempo ’81. Family practice Contempo ’81. Family practice 1981 Author(s) Pisacano, N J Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Board News Volume JAMA Source JAMA Research and Family Practice In previous reports published in CONTEMPO, we have described the rise of the specialty of family practice. In those articles we stressed the specialty’s major concern to produce young, well-trained physicians who will render comprehensive, continuing, accessible health care. In addition, it has been noted that family practice was the first specialty to have no “grandfathers” admitted to the diplomate status without examination and was the first and only specialty that required periodic recertification to maintain diplomate status. We pointed out with pride such contributions to the whole specialty movement. However, the specialty now seems to have reached a maturation point where it can make important contributions in research.Thus far, the major contributions have been in studies of such entities as practice patterns, epidemiology, methods of classifying diagnosis and management in primary care, organizational administration, drug therapy, and review updates, as well as some clinical. ABFM Research Read all 2012 ABFM Examination Asthma Item Performance and Asthma Prevention Quality Indicators in Kentucky Go to ABFM Examination Asthma Item Performance and Asthma Prevention Quality Indicators in Kentucky 2018 Predictors of Attrition From Family Medicine Board Certification Go to Predictors of Attrition From Family Medicine Board Certification 2014 The Future Role of the Family Physician in the United States: A Rigorous Exercise in Definition Go to The Future Role of the Family Physician in the United States: A Rigorous Exercise in Definition 2022 HIGH-STAKES KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT AT ABFM: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED AND HOW IT IS USEFUL Go to HIGH-STAKES KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT AT ABFM: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED AND HOW IT IS USEFUL
Author(s) Pisacano, N J Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Board News Volume JAMA Source JAMA
ABFM Research Read all 2012 ABFM Examination Asthma Item Performance and Asthma Prevention Quality Indicators in Kentucky Go to ABFM Examination Asthma Item Performance and Asthma Prevention Quality Indicators in Kentucky 2018 Predictors of Attrition From Family Medicine Board Certification Go to Predictors of Attrition From Family Medicine Board Certification 2014 The Future Role of the Family Physician in the United States: A Rigorous Exercise in Definition Go to The Future Role of the Family Physician in the United States: A Rigorous Exercise in Definition 2022 HIGH-STAKES KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT AT ABFM: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED AND HOW IT IS USEFUL Go to HIGH-STAKES KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT AT ABFM: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED AND HOW IT IS USEFUL
2012 ABFM Examination Asthma Item Performance and Asthma Prevention Quality Indicators in Kentucky Go to ABFM Examination Asthma Item Performance and Asthma Prevention Quality Indicators in Kentucky
2018 Predictors of Attrition From Family Medicine Board Certification Go to Predictors of Attrition From Family Medicine Board Certification
2014 The Future Role of the Family Physician in the United States: A Rigorous Exercise in Definition Go to The Future Role of the Family Physician in the United States: A Rigorous Exercise in Definition
2022 HIGH-STAKES KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT AT ABFM: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED AND HOW IT IS USEFUL Go to HIGH-STAKES KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT AT ABFM: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED AND HOW IT IS USEFUL