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 2019 PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION Go to PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION 2005 From specialty-based to practice-based: a new blueprint for the American Board of Family Medicine cognitive examination Go to From specialty-based to practice-based: a new blueprint for the American Board of Family Medicine cognitive examination 2019 Validating the Test Plan Specifications for the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination Go to Validating the Test Plan Specifications for the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination 2007 Recommendations and considerations related to preparticipation screening for cardiovascular abnormalities in competitive athletes: 2007 update: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism: endorsed by the American College of Cardiology Foundation Go to Recommendations and considerations related to preparticipation screening for cardiovascular abnormalities in competitive athletes: 2007 update: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism: endorsed by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
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 2019 PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION Go to PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION 2005 From specialty-based to practice-based: a new blueprint for the American Board of Family Medicine cognitive examination Go to From specialty-based to practice-based: a new blueprint for the American Board of Family Medicine cognitive examination 2019 Validating the Test Plan Specifications for the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination Go to Validating the Test Plan Specifications for the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination 2007 Recommendations and considerations related to preparticipation screening for cardiovascular abnormalities in competitive athletes: 2007 update: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism: endorsed by the American College of Cardiology Foundation Go to Recommendations and considerations related to preparticipation screening for cardiovascular abnormalities in competitive athletes: 2007 update: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism: endorsed by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
2019 PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION Go to PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION
2005 From specialty-based to practice-based: a new blueprint for the American Board of Family Medicine cognitive examination Go to From specialty-based to practice-based: a new blueprint for the American Board of Family Medicine cognitive examination
2019 Validating the Test Plan Specifications for the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination Go to Validating the Test Plan Specifications for the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination
2007 Recommendations and considerations related to preparticipation screening for cardiovascular abnormalities in competitive athletes: 2007 update: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism: endorsed by the American College of Cardiology Foundation Go to Recommendations and considerations related to preparticipation screening for cardiovascular abnormalities in competitive athletes: 2007 update: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism: endorsed by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
