Beyond the Clinic Family Medicine on a Mission Part 1: How Air Force Physicians Achieve Humanitarian Goals Read Family Medicine on a Mission Part 1: How Air Force Physicians Achieve Humanitarian Goals
Phoenix Newsletter - March 2025 President’s Message: ABFM’s Unwavering Commitment to Diplomates and the Specialty Read President’s Message: ABFM’s Unwavering Commitment to Diplomates and the Specialty
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 1986 Defining the content of board certification examinations Go to Defining the content of board certification examinations 2020 WORKING TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF RURAL AMERICANS: AN UPDATE FROM THE ABFM Go to WORKING TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF RURAL AMERICANS: AN UPDATE FROM THE ABFM 2021 Promoting Active Learning in Residency Didactic Sessions Go to Promoting Active Learning in Residency Didactic Sessions 2014 Improving quality of care and guideline adherence for asthma through a group self-assessment module Go to Improving quality of care and guideline adherence for asthma through a group self-assessment module
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 1986 Defining the content of board certification examinations Go to Defining the content of board certification examinations 2020 WORKING TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF RURAL AMERICANS: AN UPDATE FROM THE ABFM Go to WORKING TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF RURAL AMERICANS: AN UPDATE FROM THE ABFM 2021 Promoting Active Learning in Residency Didactic Sessions Go to Promoting Active Learning in Residency Didactic Sessions 2014 Improving quality of care and guideline adherence for asthma through a group self-assessment module Go to Improving quality of care and guideline adherence for asthma through a group self-assessment module
1986 Defining the content of board certification examinations Go to Defining the content of board certification examinations
2020 WORKING TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF RURAL AMERICANS: AN UPDATE FROM THE ABFM Go to WORKING TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF RURAL AMERICANS: AN UPDATE FROM THE ABFM
2021 Promoting Active Learning in Residency Didactic Sessions Go to Promoting Active Learning in Residency Didactic Sessions
2014 Improving quality of care and guideline adherence for asthma through a group self-assessment module Go to Improving quality of care and guideline adherence for asthma through a group self-assessment module
