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Home Research Research Library Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment Becomes Permanent Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment Becomes Permanent 2021 Author(s) Newton, Warren P, Baxley, Elizabeth G, O’Neill, Thomas R, Rode, Kevin, Fain, Roger, and Stelter, Keith L Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Cognitive Expertise Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine On April 29, 2021, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Committee on Continuing Certification approved the American Board of Family Medicine’s (ABFM’s) proposal to make the Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment (FMCLA) a permanent alternative to the 1-day examination for summative assessment of cognitive expertise in family medicine. We anticipate that the ABMS Board of Directors will formally approve this in June. This editorial lays out what we have learned about FMCLA and what our next steps will be. ABFM Research Read all 2019 Utilizing PHATE: A Population Health–Mapping Tool to Identify Areas of Food Insecurity Go to Utilizing PHATE: A Population Health–Mapping Tool to Identify Areas of Food Insecurity 2019 The Relationship Between Board Certification and Disciplinary Actions Against Board-Eligible Family Physicians Go to The Relationship Between Board Certification and Disciplinary Actions Against Board-Eligible Family Physicians 2016 Maintenance of Certification, Medicare Quality Reporting, and Quality of Diabetes Care Go to Maintenance of Certification, Medicare Quality Reporting, and Quality of Diabetes Care 2022 Physicians’ Choice of Board Certification Activity Is Unaffected by Baseline Quality of Care: The TRADEMaRQ Study Go to Physicians’ Choice of Board Certification Activity Is Unaffected by Baseline Quality of Care: The TRADEMaRQ Study
Author(s) Newton, Warren P, Baxley, Elizabeth G, O’Neill, Thomas R, Rode, Kevin, Fain, Roger, and Stelter, Keith L Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Cognitive Expertise Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2019 Utilizing PHATE: A Population Health–Mapping Tool to Identify Areas of Food Insecurity Go to Utilizing PHATE: A Population Health–Mapping Tool to Identify Areas of Food Insecurity 2019 The Relationship Between Board Certification and Disciplinary Actions Against Board-Eligible Family Physicians Go to The Relationship Between Board Certification and Disciplinary Actions Against Board-Eligible Family Physicians 2016 Maintenance of Certification, Medicare Quality Reporting, and Quality of Diabetes Care Go to Maintenance of Certification, Medicare Quality Reporting, and Quality of Diabetes Care 2022 Physicians’ Choice of Board Certification Activity Is Unaffected by Baseline Quality of Care: The TRADEMaRQ Study Go to Physicians’ Choice of Board Certification Activity Is Unaffected by Baseline Quality of Care: The TRADEMaRQ Study
2019 Utilizing PHATE: A Population Health–Mapping Tool to Identify Areas of Food Insecurity Go to Utilizing PHATE: A Population Health–Mapping Tool to Identify Areas of Food Insecurity
2019 The Relationship Between Board Certification and Disciplinary Actions Against Board-Eligible Family Physicians Go to The Relationship Between Board Certification and Disciplinary Actions Against Board-Eligible Family Physicians
2016 Maintenance of Certification, Medicare Quality Reporting, and Quality of Diabetes Care Go to Maintenance of Certification, Medicare Quality Reporting, and Quality of Diabetes Care
2022 Physicians’ Choice of Board Certification Activity Is Unaffected by Baseline Quality of Care: The TRADEMaRQ Study Go to Physicians’ Choice of Board Certification Activity Is Unaffected by Baseline Quality of Care: The TRADEMaRQ Study
