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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 2020 How Should Board Certification Evolve? Go to How Should Board Certification Evolve? 2015 Reported practice patterns among family physicians with a geriatrics certificate of added qualifications Go to Reported practice patterns among family physicians with a geriatrics certificate of added qualifications 2022 Family Physician Racial Identity: An Analysis of “Other” Race Selection and Implications for Future Data Collection Go to Family Physician Racial Identity: An Analysis of “Other” Race Selection and Implications for Future Data Collection 2013 Specialty board certification in the United States: issues and evidence Go to Specialty board certification in the United States: issues and evidence
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 2020 How Should Board Certification Evolve? Go to How Should Board Certification Evolve? 2015 Reported practice patterns among family physicians with a geriatrics certificate of added qualifications Go to Reported practice patterns among family physicians with a geriatrics certificate of added qualifications 2022 Family Physician Racial Identity: An Analysis of “Other” Race Selection and Implications for Future Data Collection Go to Family Physician Racial Identity: An Analysis of “Other” Race Selection and Implications for Future Data Collection 2013 Specialty board certification in the United States: issues and evidence Go to Specialty board certification in the United States: issues and evidence
2015 Reported practice patterns among family physicians with a geriatrics certificate of added qualifications Go to Reported practice patterns among family physicians with a geriatrics certificate of added qualifications
2022 Family Physician Racial Identity: An Analysis of “Other” Race Selection and Implications for Future Data Collection Go to Family Physician Racial Identity: An Analysis of “Other” Race Selection and Implications for Future Data Collection
2013 Specialty board certification in the United States: issues and evidence Go to Specialty board certification in the United States: issues and evidence
