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ABFM Research Read all 1990 Predictive validity of the American Board of Family Practice In-Training Examination Go to Predictive validity of the American Board of Family Practice In-Training Examination 2021 Academic Achievement, Professionalism, and Burnout in Family Medicine Residents Go to Academic Achievement, Professionalism, and Burnout in Family Medicine Residents 2021 Family Medicine Residents’ Experience During Early Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic Go to Family Medicine Residents’ Experience During Early Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic 2018 Board Certified Family Physician Workforce: Progress in Racial and Ethnic Diversity Go to Board Certified Family Physician Workforce: Progress in Racial and Ethnic Diversity
1990 Predictive validity of the American Board of Family Practice In-Training Examination Go to Predictive validity of the American Board of Family Practice In-Training Examination
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