Home Research Research Library The American Board of Family Medicine certification examination: a proxy for quality The American Board of Family Medicine certification examination: a proxy for quality 2011 Author(s) Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification, Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Cognitive Expertise, Psychometrics, and Quality Of Care Volume Family Medicine Source Family Medicine In this issue of Family Medicine, Terry and Hill present evidence from a recently conducted survey that suggests that osteopathic family medicine residents in training programs whose positions have been accredited by both the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), so called “dual accreditation,” are more likely to be certified by the AOA and less likely to seek certification by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM).1 While studies of this nature are always limited by their inherent selection and recall biases, the conclusions reached by the authors nevertheless raise issues that merit careful consideration and further discussion ABFM Research Read all 2011 American Board of Family Medicine’s Physicians Quality Reporting System registry Go to American Board of Family Medicine’s Physicians Quality Reporting System registry 2024 Rural Family Physicians Are More Likely to Collaborate with Multisector Community Organizations Go to Rural Family Physicians Are More Likely to Collaborate with Multisector Community Organizations 2022 Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: To What End? Go to Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: To What End? 2025 The General Public Vastly Overestimates Primary Care Spending in the United States Go to The General Public Vastly Overestimates Primary Care Spending in the United States
Author(s) Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification, Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Cognitive Expertise, Psychometrics, and Quality Of Care Volume Family Medicine Source Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2011 American Board of Family Medicine’s Physicians Quality Reporting System registry Go to American Board of Family Medicine’s Physicians Quality Reporting System registry 2024 Rural Family Physicians Are More Likely to Collaborate with Multisector Community Organizations Go to Rural Family Physicians Are More Likely to Collaborate with Multisector Community Organizations 2022 Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: To What End? Go to Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: To What End? 2025 The General Public Vastly Overestimates Primary Care Spending in the United States Go to The General Public Vastly Overestimates Primary Care Spending in the United States
2011 American Board of Family Medicine’s Physicians Quality Reporting System registry Go to American Board of Family Medicine’s Physicians Quality Reporting System registry
2024 Rural Family Physicians Are More Likely to Collaborate with Multisector Community Organizations Go to Rural Family Physicians Are More Likely to Collaborate with Multisector Community Organizations
2022 Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: To What End? Go to Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: To What End?
2025 The General Public Vastly Overestimates Primary Care Spending in the United States Go to The General Public Vastly Overestimates Primary Care Spending in the United States
