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Home Research Research Library Motivation for Participation in the American Board of Family Medicine Certification Program Motivation for Participation in the American Board of Family Medicine Certification Program 2019 Author(s) Peabody, Michael R, Peterson, Lars E, Dai, Mingliang, Eden, Aimee R, Hansen, Elizabeth Rose, and Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Continuing Certification Questionnaire, and Professionalism Volume Family Medicine Source Family Medicine Background and Objectives: Board certification programs have been criticized as not relevant to practice, not improving patient care, and creating additional burdens on already overburdened physicians. Many physicians may feel compelled to participate in board certification programs in order to satisfy employer, hospital, and insurer requirements; however, the influence of forces as motivators for physicians to continue board certification is poorly understood. Methods: We used data from the 2017 American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Family Medicine Certification Examination practice demographic registration questionnaire for those seeking to continue their certification, removing physicians who indicated they did not provide direct patient care. We utilized a mixed-methods design. For the quantitative analysis, a proportional odds logistic regression was used to examine the association between predictor variables and increasing levels of external motivation. For the qualitative analysis, we used a deductive approach to examine open-text responses. Results: Of the analytical sample of 7,545 family physicians, approximately one-fifth (21.4%) were motivated to continue their board certification solely by intrinsic factors. Less than one-fifth (17.3%) were motivated only by extrinsic factors, and the majority (61.2%) reported mixed motivations for continuing their board certification. Only 38 respondents (0.5%) included a negative opinion about the certification process in their open-text responses. Conclusions: Approximately half of family physicians in this sample noted a requirement to continue their certification, suggesting that there has been no significant increase in the requirements from employers, credentialing bodies, or insurers for physicians to continue board certification noted in previously cited work. Furthermore, only 17.5% of our sample reported solely external motivation to continue certification, indicating that real or perceived requirements are not the primary driver for most physicians to maintain certification. ABFM Research Read all 2019 Research gaps in the organisation of primary healthcare in low-income and middle-income countries and ways to address them: a mixed-methods approach Go to Research gaps in the organisation of primary healthcare in low-income and middle-income countries and ways to address them: a mixed-methods approach 2019 Validating the Test Plan Specifications for the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination Go to Validating the Test Plan Specifications for the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination 2014 Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes Go to Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes 2014 Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module Go to Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module
Author(s) Peabody, Michael R, Peterson, Lars E, Dai, Mingliang, Eden, Aimee R, Hansen, Elizabeth Rose, and Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Continuing Certification Questionnaire, and Professionalism Volume Family Medicine Source Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2019 Research gaps in the organisation of primary healthcare in low-income and middle-income countries and ways to address them: a mixed-methods approach Go to Research gaps in the organisation of primary healthcare in low-income and middle-income countries and ways to address them: a mixed-methods approach 2019 Validating the Test Plan Specifications for the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination Go to Validating the Test Plan Specifications for the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination 2014 Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes Go to Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes 2014 Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module Go to Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module
2019 Research gaps in the organisation of primary healthcare in low-income and middle-income countries and ways to address them: a mixed-methods approach Go to Research gaps in the organisation of primary healthcare in low-income and middle-income countries and ways to address them: a mixed-methods approach
2019 Validating the Test Plan Specifications for the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination Go to Validating the Test Plan Specifications for the American Board of Family Medicine’s Certification Examination
2014 Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes Go to Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes
2014 Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module Go to Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module
