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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. Read More ABFM Research Read all 1989 Certificates of added qualifications Go to Certificates of added qualifications 2012 Understanding the “sum of subtest to overall score discrepancy” on the MC-FP examination Go to Understanding the “sum of subtest to overall score discrepancy” on the MC-FP examination 1986 Defining the content of board certification examinations Go to Defining the content of board certification examinations 2024 Timing of Certification Stage Completion Associated with Subsequent Certification Exam Outcomes Among Board-Certified Family Physicians Go to Timing of Certification Stage Completion Associated with Subsequent Certification Exam Outcomes Among Board-Certified Family Physicians
Author(s) Pisacano, N J Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Board News Volume JAMA Source JAMA
ABFM Research Read all 1989 Certificates of added qualifications Go to Certificates of added qualifications 2012 Understanding the “sum of subtest to overall score discrepancy” on the MC-FP examination Go to Understanding the “sum of subtest to overall score discrepancy” on the MC-FP examination 1986 Defining the content of board certification examinations Go to Defining the content of board certification examinations 2024 Timing of Certification Stage Completion Associated with Subsequent Certification Exam Outcomes Among Board-Certified Family Physicians Go to Timing of Certification Stage Completion Associated with Subsequent Certification Exam Outcomes Among Board-Certified Family Physicians
2012 Understanding the “sum of subtest to overall score discrepancy” on the MC-FP examination Go to Understanding the “sum of subtest to overall score discrepancy” on the MC-FP examination
1986 Defining the content of board certification examinations Go to Defining the content of board certification examinations
2024 Timing of Certification Stage Completion Associated with Subsequent Certification Exam Outcomes Among Board-Certified Family Physicians Go to Timing of Certification Stage Completion Associated with Subsequent Certification Exam Outcomes Among Board-Certified Family Physicians