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Home Research Research Library Family medicine at 40 years of age: the journey to transformation continues Family medicine at 40 years of age: the journey to transformation continues 2010 Author(s) Green, Larry A, and Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Forty years ago, the then-American Board of Family Practice (ABFP) was approved and recognized as the 20th medical specialty in the United States by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). At the time of its creation, several important milestones were established; the ABFP became the first medical specialty board to issue time-limited certificates and to mandate recertification every 7 years. Certification was attainable only by examination, and physicians’ certifications could not be “grandfathered.” Recertification was dependent on the completion of a required amount of continuing medical education; a full, valid, and unrestricted license; and the completion of an audit of office records. These requirements raised the bar for specialty certification in the United States and established the ABFP as a leader and innovator among ABMS member boards. Many of these innovations became the forerunners of the maintenance of certification (MOC) process that is now embraced by all ABMS specialty boards. ABFM Research Read all 2025 Reclaiming Medical Professionalism In An Era Of Corporate Healthcare Go to Reclaiming Medical Professionalism In An Era Of Corporate Healthcare 1996 A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice: the Second Annual Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD, Memorial Lecture Go to A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice: the Second Annual Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD, Memorial Lecture 2021 THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE STRATEGY TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE DIPLOMATE LEARNING Go to THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE STRATEGY TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE DIPLOMATE LEARNING 2012 Cheating: its implications for ABFM examinees Go to Cheating: its implications for ABFM examinees
Author(s) Green, Larry A, and Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2025 Reclaiming Medical Professionalism In An Era Of Corporate Healthcare Go to Reclaiming Medical Professionalism In An Era Of Corporate Healthcare 1996 A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice: the Second Annual Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD, Memorial Lecture Go to A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice: the Second Annual Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD, Memorial Lecture 2021 THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE STRATEGY TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE DIPLOMATE LEARNING Go to THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE STRATEGY TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE DIPLOMATE LEARNING 2012 Cheating: its implications for ABFM examinees Go to Cheating: its implications for ABFM examinees
2025 Reclaiming Medical Professionalism In An Era Of Corporate Healthcare Go to Reclaiming Medical Professionalism In An Era Of Corporate Healthcare
1996 A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice: the Second Annual Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD, Memorial Lecture Go to A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice: the Second Annual Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD, Memorial Lecture
2021 THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE STRATEGY TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE DIPLOMATE LEARNING Go to THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE STRATEGY TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE DIPLOMATE LEARNING
2012 Cheating: its implications for ABFM examinees Go to Cheating: its implications for ABFM examinees
