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Home Research Research Library From Resident to Diplomate: The Purpose and Process of Becoming Board Certified From Resident to Diplomate: The Purpose and Process of Becoming Board Certified 2023 Author(s) Newton, Warren P, and Baxley, Elizabeth G Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Cognitive Expertise, Professionalism, and Self-Assessment And Lifelong Learning Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine The purpose of this editorial is to share with you the history, purpose, and value of board certification and to describe the process by which you can become board certified at the end of residency. Up to now, your time has been spent in formal medical education—4 years of medical school and up to 3 years in residency training, depending on your current training year. Your professional career, however, will last 30 to 40 years after residency! Board certification focuses on the rest of your career and can help you keep up with new knowledge and ongoing practice transformation. ABFM Research Read all 1993 Performances of family practice diplomates on successive mandatory recertification examinations Go to Performances of family practice diplomates on successive mandatory recertification examinations 2023 On the Topic of Academic Achievement, Professionalism, and Burnout in Family Medicine Residents. Go to On the Topic of Academic Achievement, Professionalism, and Burnout in Family Medicine Residents. 2024 Timing of Certification Stage Completion Associated with Subsequent Certification Exam Outcomes Among Board-Certified Family Physicians Go to Timing of Certification Stage Completion Associated with Subsequent Certification Exam Outcomes Among Board-Certified Family Physicians 2014 The Evolution of Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Part IV, Performance in Practice. Go to The Evolution of Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Part IV, Performance in Practice.
Author(s) Newton, Warren P, and Baxley, Elizabeth G Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Cognitive Expertise, Professionalism, and Self-Assessment And Lifelong Learning Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 1993 Performances of family practice diplomates on successive mandatory recertification examinations Go to Performances of family practice diplomates on successive mandatory recertification examinations 2023 On the Topic of Academic Achievement, Professionalism, and Burnout in Family Medicine Residents. Go to On the Topic of Academic Achievement, Professionalism, and Burnout in Family Medicine Residents. 2024 Timing of Certification Stage Completion Associated with Subsequent Certification Exam Outcomes Among Board-Certified Family Physicians Go to Timing of Certification Stage Completion Associated with Subsequent Certification Exam Outcomes Among Board-Certified Family Physicians 2014 The Evolution of Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Part IV, Performance in Practice. Go to The Evolution of Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Part IV, Performance in Practice.
1993 Performances of family practice diplomates on successive mandatory recertification examinations Go to Performances of family practice diplomates on successive mandatory recertification examinations
2023 On the Topic of Academic Achievement, Professionalism, and Burnout in Family Medicine Residents. Go to On the Topic of Academic Achievement, Professionalism, and Burnout in Family Medicine Residents.
2024 Timing of Certification Stage Completion Associated with Subsequent Certification Exam Outcomes Among Board-Certified Family Physicians Go to Timing of Certification Stage Completion Associated with Subsequent Certification Exam Outcomes Among Board-Certified Family Physicians
2014 The Evolution of Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Part IV, Performance in Practice. Go to The Evolution of Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Part IV, Performance in Practice.
