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Home Research Research Library The American Board of Family Medicine: New Tools to Assist Program Directors and Graduates Achieve Success The American Board of Family Medicine: New Tools to Assist Program Directors and Graduates Achieve Success 2017 Author(s) Kozakowski, S M, and Pugno, Perry A Topic(s) Education & Training, and Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) In-Training Examination, Initial Certification Questionnaire, and Policy Brief Commentaries Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine In this commentary we review the improvements in the pass rates for first-time American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Certification Examination test takers in the context of new tools and resources for program directors against the backdrop of a changing accreditation system and increased competition for a relatively fixed number of graduate medical education positions in family medicine. While causality cannot be established between the strategic initiatives of the ABFM and higher pass rates, we can all celebrate the new tools and resources provided to residents and program directors, and the improved performance of family medicine graduates on the certification examination. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2019 Comparison of AR, ITS, CBT, and Didactic Training and Evaluation of Retinopathy-Based Diagnosis Go to Comparison of AR, ITS, CBT, and Didactic Training and Evaluation of Retinopathy-Based Diagnosis 1989 Certificates of added qualifications Go to Certificates of added qualifications 2017 Scope of Practice Among Recent Family Medicine Residency Graduates Go to Scope of Practice Among Recent Family Medicine Residency Graduates 2016 The Impact of Debt on Young Family Physicians: Unanswered Questions with Critical Implications Go to The Impact of Debt on Young Family Physicians: Unanswered Questions with Critical Implications
Author(s) Kozakowski, S M, and Pugno, Perry A Topic(s) Education & Training, and Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) In-Training Examination, Initial Certification Questionnaire, and Policy Brief Commentaries Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2019 Comparison of AR, ITS, CBT, and Didactic Training and Evaluation of Retinopathy-Based Diagnosis Go to Comparison of AR, ITS, CBT, and Didactic Training and Evaluation of Retinopathy-Based Diagnosis 1989 Certificates of added qualifications Go to Certificates of added qualifications 2017 Scope of Practice Among Recent Family Medicine Residency Graduates Go to Scope of Practice Among Recent Family Medicine Residency Graduates 2016 The Impact of Debt on Young Family Physicians: Unanswered Questions with Critical Implications Go to The Impact of Debt on Young Family Physicians: Unanswered Questions with Critical Implications
2019 Comparison of AR, ITS, CBT, and Didactic Training and Evaluation of Retinopathy-Based Diagnosis Go to Comparison of AR, ITS, CBT, and Didactic Training and Evaluation of Retinopathy-Based Diagnosis
2017 Scope of Practice Among Recent Family Medicine Residency Graduates Go to Scope of Practice Among Recent Family Medicine Residency Graduates
2016 The Impact of Debt on Young Family Physicians: Unanswered Questions with Critical Implications Go to The Impact of Debt on Young Family Physicians: Unanswered Questions with Critical Implications
