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Home Research Research Library Predictors of Attrition From Family Medicine Board Certification Predictors of Attrition From Family Medicine Board Certification 2018 Author(s) Liaw, Winston R, Wingrove, Peter M, Petterson, Stephen M, Peterson, Lars E, Park, Brian, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine Board certification is associated with higher quality care. We sought to determine the rates and predictors of attrition from certification among family physicians who achieved initial certification with the American Board of Family Medicine from 1980 through 2000. In this period, 5.6% of family physicians never attempted recertification, with the rate increasing from 4.9% between 1990 and 1995 to 5.7% from 1996 to 2000. Being male, an international medical graduate, or 30 years of age or older at initial certification was associated with not recertifying. With information about those likely to leave certification, the board can design and implement interventions that minimize attrition. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2011 ABFM introduces important enhancements to MC-FP Go to ABFM introduces important enhancements to MC-FP 2019 Medical Professionalism: A contract with Society Go to Medical Professionalism: A contract with Society 2021 Mandating Clinician COVID-19 Vaccination May Hinder Population-Level Uptake Go to Mandating Clinician COVID-19 Vaccination May Hinder Population-Level Uptake 2016 Transforming physician certification to support physician self-motivation and capacity to improve quality and safety Go to Transforming physician certification to support physician self-motivation and capacity to improve quality and safety
Author(s) Liaw, Winston R, Wingrove, Peter M, Petterson, Stephen M, Peterson, Lars E, Park, Brian, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2011 ABFM introduces important enhancements to MC-FP Go to ABFM introduces important enhancements to MC-FP 2019 Medical Professionalism: A contract with Society Go to Medical Professionalism: A contract with Society 2021 Mandating Clinician COVID-19 Vaccination May Hinder Population-Level Uptake Go to Mandating Clinician COVID-19 Vaccination May Hinder Population-Level Uptake 2016 Transforming physician certification to support physician self-motivation and capacity to improve quality and safety Go to Transforming physician certification to support physician self-motivation and capacity to improve quality and safety
2011 ABFM introduces important enhancements to MC-FP Go to ABFM introduces important enhancements to MC-FP
2019 Medical Professionalism: A contract with Society Go to Medical Professionalism: A contract with Society
2021 Mandating Clinician COVID-19 Vaccination May Hinder Population-Level Uptake Go to Mandating Clinician COVID-19 Vaccination May Hinder Population-Level Uptake
2016 Transforming physician certification to support physician self-motivation and capacity to improve quality and safety Go to Transforming physician certification to support physician self-motivation and capacity to improve quality and safety