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Home Research Research Library The ABFM begins to use differential item functioning The ABFM begins to use differential item functioning 2013 Author(s) O’Neill, Thomas R, Peabody, Michael R, and Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Cognitive Expertise Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) believes that it is important to have evidence to show that the pass-fail decisions related to its examinations are based upon accurately determining the minimum knowledge necessary to be a board certified family physician, and furthermore, that these decisions are unbiased against any particular subset of the population. Accordingly, as part of the ABFM’s commitment to continuously improve the Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) process, the ABFM has started using differential item functioning (DIF) procedures to detect potentially biased items on its examinations. Although gender information has been collected for some time from examination applicants, we began collecting ethnicity data for applicants taking the MC-FP exam this past spring so that we could begin to conduct these analyses. ABFM Research Read all 2020 Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Sports Medicine Certification: Go to Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Sports Medicine Certification: 2016 The Evolution of Physician Certification and the Canary in the Coal Mine Go to The Evolution of Physician Certification and the Canary in the Coal Mine 2022 Racial/Ethnic Representation Among American Board of Family Medicine Certification Candidates from 1970 to 2020 Go to Racial/Ethnic Representation Among American Board of Family Medicine Certification Candidates from 1970 to 2020 2003 Computer-based testing in family practice certification and recertification Go to Computer-based testing in family practice certification and recertification
Author(s) O’Neill, Thomas R, Peabody, Michael R, and Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Cognitive Expertise Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2020 Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Sports Medicine Certification: Go to Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Sports Medicine Certification: 2016 The Evolution of Physician Certification and the Canary in the Coal Mine Go to The Evolution of Physician Certification and the Canary in the Coal Mine 2022 Racial/Ethnic Representation Among American Board of Family Medicine Certification Candidates from 1970 to 2020 Go to Racial/Ethnic Representation Among American Board of Family Medicine Certification Candidates from 1970 to 2020 2003 Computer-based testing in family practice certification and recertification Go to Computer-based testing in family practice certification and recertification
2020 Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Sports Medicine Certification: Go to Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Sports Medicine Certification:
2016 The Evolution of Physician Certification and the Canary in the Coal Mine Go to The Evolution of Physician Certification and the Canary in the Coal Mine
2022 Racial/Ethnic Representation Among American Board of Family Medicine Certification Candidates from 1970 to 2020 Go to Racial/Ethnic Representation Among American Board of Family Medicine Certification Candidates from 1970 to 2020
2003 Computer-based testing in family practice certification and recertification Go to Computer-based testing in family practice certification and recertification