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Home Research Research Library How Physicians Prepare for Maintenance of Certification Exams: A Qualitative Study How Physicians Prepare for Maintenance of Certification Exams: A Qualitative Study 2019 Author(s) Chesluk, Benjamin J, Eden, Aimee R, Hansen, Elizabeth Rose, Johnson, Michele L, Reddy, Siddharta G, Bernabeo, Elizabeth C, and Gray, Bradley M Topic(s) Achieving Health System Goals, Family Medicine Certification, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Qualitative, Physician Experience (Burnout / Satisfaction), and Cognitive Expertise Volume 94(12):1931-1938 Source Academic Medicine PURPOSE: Little is known about how board-certified physicians prepare for their periodic maintenance of certification (MOC) examinations. This qualitative study explores how physicians experience MOC exam preparation: how they prepare for the exams and decide what to study and how exam preparation compares with what they normally do to keep their medical knowledge current. METHOD: Between September 2016 and March 2017, the authors interviewed 80 primary care physicians who had recently taken either the American Board of Family Medicine or American Board of Internal Medicine MOC exam. They analyzed transcripts and notes from these interviews looking for patterns and emergent themes, using the constant comparative method and a social practice theory perspective. RESULTS: Most interviewees studied for their MOC exams by varying from their routines for staying current with medical knowledge, both by engaging with a different scope of information and by adopting different study methods. Physicians described exam preparation as returning to a student/testing mindset, which some welcomed and others experienced negatively or with ambivalence. CONCLUSIONS: What physicians choose to study bounds what they can learn from the MOC exam process and, therefore, also bounds potential improvements to their patient care. Knowing how physicians actually prepare, and how these activities compare with what they do when not preparing for an exam, can inform debates over the value of requiring such exams, as well as conversations about how certification boards and other key stakeholders in physicians’ continuing professional development could improve the MOC process. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2019 Endoscopic Services in the United States: By Whom, for What, and Why? Go to Endoscopic Services in the United States: By Whom, for What, and Why? 2023 Accounting for Social Risks in Medicare and Medicaid Payments Go to Accounting for Social Risks in Medicare and Medicaid Payments 2014 Structure and Characteristics of Family Medicine Maternity Care Fellowships Go to Structure and Characteristics of Family Medicine Maternity Care Fellowships 2006 Maintenance of certification for family physicians (MC-FP) self assessment modules (SAMs): the first year Go to Maintenance of certification for family physicians (MC-FP) self assessment modules (SAMs): the first year
Author(s) Chesluk, Benjamin J, Eden, Aimee R, Hansen, Elizabeth Rose, Johnson, Michele L, Reddy, Siddharta G, Bernabeo, Elizabeth C, and Gray, Bradley M Topic(s) Achieving Health System Goals, Family Medicine Certification, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Qualitative, Physician Experience (Burnout / Satisfaction), and Cognitive Expertise Volume 94(12):1931-1938 Source Academic Medicine
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2019 Endoscopic Services in the United States: By Whom, for What, and Why? Go to Endoscopic Services in the United States: By Whom, for What, and Why?
2023 Accounting for Social Risks in Medicare and Medicaid Payments Go to Accounting for Social Risks in Medicare and Medicaid Payments
2014 Structure and Characteristics of Family Medicine Maternity Care Fellowships Go to Structure and Characteristics of Family Medicine Maternity Care Fellowships
2006 Maintenance of certification for family physicians (MC-FP) self assessment modules (SAMs): the first year Go to Maintenance of certification for family physicians (MC-FP) self assessment modules (SAMs): the first year
