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Home Research Research Library Listening to the diplomates: physicians’ feedback on Self-Assessment Modules Listening to the diplomates: physicians’ feedback on Self-Assessment Modules 2005 Author(s) Mason, M, and Rinaldo, Jason C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Self-Assessment And Lifelong Learning Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine The Self-Assessment Module (SAM) is an integral part of the ABFM’s Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) process as well as an important learning opportunity. Contrary to what some may think, the SAMs are not tests, but rather self-evaluations and self-teaching experiences. A SAM consists of 2 parts: a knowledge assessment and a clinical simulation. Once a Diplomate completes the knowledge assessment portion for the first time, the missed questions will appear on second and subsequent tries with both references and critiques, making the SAM much more of a learning process than any type of examination. Whenever a physician completes a SAM, we solicit feedback regarding their experience to continually improve these modules. The results of this feedback for our first 4 modules reflect a strong positive response. In the areas of (1) relevance of information to clinical practice, (2) currency of information, (3) usefulness of information, and (4) overall value of the module, the average ratings fall at 5.4 on a 6 point scale. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2016 Maintenance of Certification, Medicare Quality Reporting, and Quality of Diabetes Care Go to Maintenance of Certification, Medicare Quality Reporting, and Quality of Diabetes Care 2019 Utilizing PHATE: A Population Health–Mapping Tool to Identify Areas of Food Insecurity Go to Utilizing PHATE: A Population Health–Mapping Tool to Identify Areas of Food Insecurity 2019 Improving Quality Improvement Go to Improving Quality Improvement 2022 Physicians’ Choice of Board Certification Activity Is Unaffected by Baseline Quality of Care: The TRADEMaRQ Study Go to Physicians’ Choice of Board Certification Activity Is Unaffected by Baseline Quality of Care: The TRADEMaRQ Study
Author(s) Mason, M, and Rinaldo, Jason C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Self-Assessment And Lifelong Learning Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2016 Maintenance of Certification, Medicare Quality Reporting, and Quality of Diabetes Care Go to Maintenance of Certification, Medicare Quality Reporting, and Quality of Diabetes Care 2019 Utilizing PHATE: A Population Health–Mapping Tool to Identify Areas of Food Insecurity Go to Utilizing PHATE: A Population Health–Mapping Tool to Identify Areas of Food Insecurity 2019 Improving Quality Improvement Go to Improving Quality Improvement 2022 Physicians’ Choice of Board Certification Activity Is Unaffected by Baseline Quality of Care: The TRADEMaRQ Study Go to Physicians’ Choice of Board Certification Activity Is Unaffected by Baseline Quality of Care: The TRADEMaRQ Study
2016 Maintenance of Certification, Medicare Quality Reporting, and Quality of Diabetes Care Go to Maintenance of Certification, Medicare Quality Reporting, and Quality of Diabetes Care
2019 Utilizing PHATE: A Population Health–Mapping Tool to Identify Areas of Food Insecurity Go to Utilizing PHATE: A Population Health–Mapping Tool to Identify Areas of Food Insecurity
2022 Physicians’ Choice of Board Certification Activity Is Unaffected by Baseline Quality of Care: The TRADEMaRQ Study Go to Physicians’ Choice of Board Certification Activity Is Unaffected by Baseline Quality of Care: The TRADEMaRQ Study
