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Home Research Research Library Leveraging Large Language Models to Advance Certification, Physician Learning, and Diagnostic Excellence Leveraging Large Language Models to Advance Certification, Physician Learning, and Diagnostic Excellence 2025 Author(s) Wang, Ting, Price, David W, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification, Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Psychometrics, Quality Of Care, and Self-Assessment And Lifelong Learning Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Diagnostic errors are a significant challenge in health care, often resulting from gaps in physicians’ knowledge and misalignment between confidence and diagnostic accuracy. Traditional educational methods have not sufficiently addressed these issues. This commentary explores how large language models (LLMs), a subset of artificial intelligence, can enhance diagnostic education by improving learning transfer and physicians’ diagnostic accuracy. The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) is integrating LLMs into its Continuous Knowledge Self-Assessment (CKSA) platform to generate high-quality cloned diagnostic questions, implement effective spaced repetition strategies, and provide personalized feedback. By leveraging LLMs for efficient question generation and individualized learning, the initiative aims to transform continuous certification and lifelong learning, ultimately enhancing diagnostic accuracy and patient care. ABFM Research Read all 2022 Physician versus Practice-Level Primary Care Continuity and Association with Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries Go to Physician versus Practice-Level Primary Care Continuity and Association with Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries 2017 Impact of One Versus Two Content-Specific Modules on American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Scores Go to Impact of One Versus Two Content-Specific Modules on American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Scores 2020 Relationship between the perceived strength of countries’ primary care system and COVID-19 mortality: an international survey study Go to Relationship between the perceived strength of countries’ primary care system and COVID-19 mortality: an international survey study 2013 Family physician participation in quality improvement Go to Family physician participation in quality improvement
Author(s) Wang, Ting, Price, David W, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification, Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Psychometrics, Quality Of Care, 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 2022 Physician versus Practice-Level Primary Care Continuity and Association with Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries Go to Physician versus Practice-Level Primary Care Continuity and Association with Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries 2017 Impact of One Versus Two Content-Specific Modules on American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Scores Go to Impact of One Versus Two Content-Specific Modules on American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Scores 2020 Relationship between the perceived strength of countries’ primary care system and COVID-19 mortality: an international survey study Go to Relationship between the perceived strength of countries’ primary care system and COVID-19 mortality: an international survey study 2013 Family physician participation in quality improvement Go to Family physician participation in quality improvement
2022 Physician versus Practice-Level Primary Care Continuity and Association with Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries Go to Physician versus Practice-Level Primary Care Continuity and Association with Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries
2017 Impact of One Versus Two Content-Specific Modules on American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Scores Go to Impact of One Versus Two Content-Specific Modules on American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Scores
2020 Relationship between the perceived strength of countries’ primary care system and COVID-19 mortality: an international survey study Go to Relationship between the perceived strength of countries’ primary care system and COVID-19 mortality: an international survey study
2013 Family physician participation in quality improvement Go to Family physician participation in quality improvement
