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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) Cognitive Expertise, Continuing Certification Questionnaires, and Board News Volume 33(2):344-346 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 2014 Do family physicians choose self-assessment activities based on what they know or don’t know? Go to Do family physicians choose self-assessment activities based on what they know or don’t know? 2017 Impact of One Versus Two Content-Specific Modules on American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Scores Go to Impact of One Versus Two Content-Specific Modules on American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Scores 2018 Predictors of Attrition From Family Medicine Board Certification Go to Predictors of Attrition From Family Medicine Board Certification 2021 Factors Associated with Time Spent Practicing Sports Medicine by Those with a Certificate of Added Qualification Go to Factors Associated with Time Spent Practicing Sports Medicine by Those with a Certificate of Added Qualification
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) Cognitive Expertise, Continuing Certification Questionnaires, and Board News Volume 33(2):344-346 Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2014 Do family physicians choose self-assessment activities based on what they know or don’t know? Go to Do family physicians choose self-assessment activities based on what they know or don’t know? 2017 Impact of One Versus Two Content-Specific Modules on American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Scores Go to Impact of One Versus Two Content-Specific Modules on American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Scores 2018 Predictors of Attrition From Family Medicine Board Certification Go to Predictors of Attrition From Family Medicine Board Certification 2021 Factors Associated with Time Spent Practicing Sports Medicine by Those with a Certificate of Added Qualification Go to Factors Associated with Time Spent Practicing Sports Medicine by Those with a Certificate of Added Qualification
2014 Do family physicians choose self-assessment activities based on what they know or don’t know? Go to Do family physicians choose self-assessment activities based on what they know or don’t know?
2017 Impact of One Versus Two Content-Specific Modules on American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Scores Go to Impact of One Versus Two Content-Specific Modules on American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Scores
2018 Predictors of Attrition From Family Medicine Board Certification Go to Predictors of Attrition From Family Medicine Board Certification
2021 Factors Associated with Time Spent Practicing Sports Medicine by Those with a Certificate of Added Qualification Go to Factors Associated with Time Spent Practicing Sports Medicine by Those with a Certificate of Added Qualification