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Home Research Research Library Engagement of family physicians seven years into maintenance of certification Engagement of family physicians seven years into maintenance of certification 2011 Author(s) Puffer, James C, Bazemore, Andrew W, Newton, Warren P, Makaroff, Laura A, Xierali, Imam M, and Green, Larry A Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) JABFM Policy Brief, and Self-Assessment And Lifelong Learning Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Transitioning Family Physicians to continuous Maintenance of Certification (MOC) was intended to support the quality improvement movement nationally, but it also risked decreasing their engagement due to the increased requirements for retaining certification. However, after completing the transition of all family physicians into MOC in 2010, participation appears higher than ever. ABFM Research Read all 2012 Evaluating the Systematic Validity of a Medical Subspecialty Examination Go to Evaluating the Systematic Validity of a Medical Subspecialty Examination 1999 Patients don’t present with five choices: an alternative to multiple-choice tests in assessing physicians’ competence Go to Patients don’t present with five choices: an alternative to multiple-choice tests in assessing physicians’ competence 2011 The American Board of Family Medicine certification examination: a proxy for quality Go to The American Board of Family Medicine certification examination: a proxy for quality 2014 Health is Primary: Family Medicine for America’s Health Go to Health is Primary: Family Medicine for America’s Health
Author(s) Puffer, James C, Bazemore, Andrew W, Newton, Warren P, Makaroff, Laura A, Xierali, Imam M, and Green, Larry A Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) JABFM Policy Brief, and Self-Assessment And Lifelong Learning Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2012 Evaluating the Systematic Validity of a Medical Subspecialty Examination Go to Evaluating the Systematic Validity of a Medical Subspecialty Examination 1999 Patients don’t present with five choices: an alternative to multiple-choice tests in assessing physicians’ competence Go to Patients don’t present with five choices: an alternative to multiple-choice tests in assessing physicians’ competence 2011 The American Board of Family Medicine certification examination: a proxy for quality Go to The American Board of Family Medicine certification examination: a proxy for quality 2014 Health is Primary: Family Medicine for America’s Health Go to Health is Primary: Family Medicine for America’s Health
2012 Evaluating the Systematic Validity of a Medical Subspecialty Examination Go to Evaluating the Systematic Validity of a Medical Subspecialty Examination
1999 Patients don’t present with five choices: an alternative to multiple-choice tests in assessing physicians’ competence Go to Patients don’t present with five choices: an alternative to multiple-choice tests in assessing physicians’ competence
2011 The American Board of Family Medicine certification examination: a proxy for quality Go to The American Board of Family Medicine certification examination: a proxy for quality
2014 Health is Primary: Family Medicine for America’s Health Go to Health is Primary: Family Medicine for America’s Health
