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 Performance on the Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) examination: comparison of initial certfiers with experienced physicians Performance on the Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) examination: comparison of initial certfiers with experienced physicians 2015 Author(s) Peabody, Michael R, O’Neill, Thomas R, and Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Cognitive Expertise Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine The perception that state-of-the-art clinical knowledge declines as a physician moves further away from formal training is prevalent.1 This perception is reinforced by a significant body of research.2⇓⇓⇓⇓⇓–8 As a result, seasoned family physicians may have concerns that the American Board of Family Medicine’s Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) examination may be biased against them. However, recent research has found that family physicians maintaining their certification performed better than recent graduates, with scores reaching their highest point approximately 30 years after their initial certification.1 The belief that the examination is biased against veteran physicians or merely fails to recognize their years of additional experience may be partially reinforced by only considering the MC-FP examination’s passing rates without regard to the distribution of scores. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2021 Reenvisioning Family Medicine Residency Education Go to Reenvisioning Family Medicine Residency Education 2014 The Consequential Validity of ABFM Examinations Go to The Consequential Validity of ABFM Examinations 2013 Family physician participation in quality improvement Go to Family physician participation in quality improvement 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
Author(s) Peabody, Michael R, O’Neill, Thomas R, and Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Cognitive Expertise Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2021 Reenvisioning Family Medicine Residency Education Go to Reenvisioning Family Medicine Residency Education 2014 The Consequential Validity of ABFM Examinations Go to The Consequential Validity of ABFM Examinations 2013 Family physician participation in quality improvement Go to Family physician participation in quality improvement 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
2021 Reenvisioning Family Medicine Residency Education Go to Reenvisioning Family Medicine Residency Education
2014 The Consequential Validity of ABFM Examinations Go to The Consequential Validity of ABFM Examinations
2013 Family physician participation in quality improvement Go to Family physician participation in quality improvement
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