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Home Research Research Library Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment after One Year Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment after One Year 2020 Author(s) Newton, Warren P, Rode, Kevin, O’Neill, Thomas R, Fain, Roger, Baxley, Elizabeth G, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Board News, Cognitive Expertise, and Continuing Certification Questionnaire Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine On January 4, 2019, the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) launched the Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment (FMCLA) pilot as an alternative to the 1-day Family Medicine Certification examination. Although FMCLA is intended as a “summative” assessment (ie, evaluating whether a candidate has the cognitive expertise necessary to be a board-certified family physician), a major reason we developed this alternative was to provide an experience that was also formative—one that helps family physicians identify gaps in their own knowledge and supports learning.1,2 In the pilot, physicians eligible for selecting FMCLA are those who are in their 10th year of their certification cycle and are due to take the examination. Over time, we expect that everyone will have the opportunity to “roll into” this option coinciding with their examination year. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2013 Dimensionality of the Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians Examination: Evidence of Construct Validity Go to Dimensionality of the Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians Examination: Evidence of Construct Validity 2021 Milestones in Family Medicine: Lessons for the Specialty Go to Milestones in Family Medicine: Lessons for the Specialty 2019 Validating the Test Plan Specifications for the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination Go to Validating the Test Plan Specifications for the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination 2015 ABFM’s self-assessment module (SAM) revision process Go to ABFM’s self-assessment module (SAM) revision process
Author(s) Newton, Warren P, Rode, Kevin, O’Neill, Thomas R, Fain, Roger, Baxley, Elizabeth G, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Board News, Cognitive Expertise, and Continuing Certification Questionnaire Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2013 Dimensionality of the Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians Examination: Evidence of Construct Validity Go to Dimensionality of the Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians Examination: Evidence of Construct Validity 2021 Milestones in Family Medicine: Lessons for the Specialty Go to Milestones in Family Medicine: Lessons for the Specialty 2019 Validating the Test Plan Specifications for the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination Go to Validating the Test Plan Specifications for the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination 2015 ABFM’s self-assessment module (SAM) revision process Go to ABFM’s self-assessment module (SAM) revision process
2013 Dimensionality of the Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians Examination: Evidence of Construct Validity Go to Dimensionality of the Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians Examination: Evidence of Construct Validity
2021 Milestones in Family Medicine: Lessons for the Specialty Go to Milestones in Family Medicine: Lessons for the Specialty
2019 Validating the Test Plan Specifications for the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination Go to Validating the Test Plan Specifications for the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination
2015 ABFM’s self-assessment module (SAM) revision process Go to ABFM’s self-assessment module (SAM) revision process
