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
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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 2020 Helping Family Physicians Keep Up to Date: A Next Step in the Pursuit of Mastery Go to Helping Family Physicians Keep Up to Date: A Next Step in the Pursuit of Mastery 2019 The Relationship Between Board Certification and Disciplinary Actions Against Board-Eligible Family Physicians Go to The Relationship Between Board Certification and Disciplinary Actions Against Board-Eligible Family Physicians 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 2013 Family physician participation in quality improvement Go to Family physician participation in quality improvement
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 2020 Helping Family Physicians Keep Up to Date: A Next Step in the Pursuit of Mastery Go to Helping Family Physicians Keep Up to Date: A Next Step in the Pursuit of Mastery 2019 The Relationship Between Board Certification and Disciplinary Actions Against Board-Eligible Family Physicians Go to The Relationship Between Board Certification and Disciplinary Actions Against Board-Eligible Family Physicians 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 2013 Family physician participation in quality improvement Go to Family physician participation in quality improvement
2020 Helping Family Physicians Keep Up to Date: A Next Step in the Pursuit of Mastery Go to Helping Family Physicians Keep Up to Date: A Next Step in the Pursuit of Mastery
2019 The Relationship Between Board Certification and Disciplinary Actions Against Board-Eligible Family Physicians Go to The Relationship Between Board Certification and Disciplinary Actions Against Board-Eligible Family Physicians
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
2013 Family physician participation in quality improvement Go to Family physician participation in quality improvement
