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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. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2016 Physician Satisfaction With and Practice Changes Resulting From American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certification Performance in Practice Modules Go to Physician Satisfaction With and Practice Changes Resulting From American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certification Performance in Practice Modules 2021 Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification Go to Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification 1989 Ex concilio Go to Ex concilio 2019 Using the Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment to Make Summative Decisions Go to Using the Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment to Make Summative Decisions
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 2016 Physician Satisfaction With and Practice Changes Resulting From American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certification Performance in Practice Modules Go to Physician Satisfaction With and Practice Changes Resulting From American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certification Performance in Practice Modules 2021 Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification Go to Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification 1989 Ex concilio Go to Ex concilio 2019 Using the Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment to Make Summative Decisions Go to Using the Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment to Make Summative Decisions
2016 Physician Satisfaction With and Practice Changes Resulting From American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certification Performance in Practice Modules Go to Physician Satisfaction With and Practice Changes Resulting From American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certification Performance in Practice Modules
2021 Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification Go to Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification
2019 Using the Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment to Make Summative Decisions Go to Using the Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment to Make Summative Decisions