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 1987 Pilot study using ‘dangerous answers’ as scoring technique on certifying examinations Go to Pilot study using ‘dangerous answers’ as scoring technique on certifying examinations 2025 Developing Content Domain Weights for the 2025 Family Medicine Certification Scale Go to Developing Content Domain Weights for the 2025 Family Medicine Certification Scale 2020 The Built Environment for Professionalism. Go to The Built Environment for Professionalism. 2012 ABFM’s heart failure self-assessment module simulation actions vis-a-vis guideline recommendations Go to ABFM’s heart failure self-assessment module simulation actions vis-a-vis guideline recommendations
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 1987 Pilot study using ‘dangerous answers’ as scoring technique on certifying examinations Go to Pilot study using ‘dangerous answers’ as scoring technique on certifying examinations 2025 Developing Content Domain Weights for the 2025 Family Medicine Certification Scale Go to Developing Content Domain Weights for the 2025 Family Medicine Certification Scale 2020 The Built Environment for Professionalism. Go to The Built Environment for Professionalism. 2012 ABFM’s heart failure self-assessment module simulation actions vis-a-vis guideline recommendations Go to ABFM’s heart failure self-assessment module simulation actions vis-a-vis guideline recommendations
1987 Pilot study using ‘dangerous answers’ as scoring technique on certifying examinations Go to Pilot study using ‘dangerous answers’ as scoring technique on certifying examinations
2025 Developing Content Domain Weights for the 2025 Family Medicine Certification Scale Go to Developing Content Domain Weights for the 2025 Family Medicine Certification Scale
2012 ABFM’s heart failure self-assessment module simulation actions vis-a-vis guideline recommendations Go to ABFM’s heart failure self-assessment module simulation actions vis-a-vis guideline recommendations
