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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. ABFM Research Read all 2013 Maintenance of certification and its association with the clinical knowledge of family physicians Go to Maintenance of certification and its association with the clinical knowledge of family physicians 1994 A statement on the generalist physician from the American Boards of Family Practice and Internal Medicine Go to A statement on the generalist physician from the American Boards of Family Practice and Internal Medicine 2013 Family physicians in the maternity care workforce: factors influencing declining trends Go to Family physicians in the maternity care workforce: factors influencing declining trends 2013 A small percentage of family physicians report time devoted to research Go to A small percentage of family physicians report time devoted to research
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 2013 Maintenance of certification and its association with the clinical knowledge of family physicians Go to Maintenance of certification and its association with the clinical knowledge of family physicians 1994 A statement on the generalist physician from the American Boards of Family Practice and Internal Medicine Go to A statement on the generalist physician from the American Boards of Family Practice and Internal Medicine 2013 Family physicians in the maternity care workforce: factors influencing declining trends Go to Family physicians in the maternity care workforce: factors influencing declining trends 2013 A small percentage of family physicians report time devoted to research Go to A small percentage of family physicians report time devoted to research
2013 Maintenance of certification and its association with the clinical knowledge of family physicians Go to Maintenance of certification and its association with the clinical knowledge of family physicians
1994 A statement on the generalist physician from the American Boards of Family Practice and Internal Medicine Go to A statement on the generalist physician from the American Boards of Family Practice and Internal Medicine
2013 Family physicians in the maternity care workforce: factors influencing declining trends Go to Family physicians in the maternity care workforce: factors influencing declining trends
2013 A small percentage of family physicians report time devoted to research Go to A small percentage of family physicians report time devoted to research
