Home Research Research Library The Evolution of Knowledge Assessment: ABFM’s Strategy Going Forward The Evolution of Knowledge Assessment: ABFM’s Strategy Going Forward 2021 Author(s) Newton, Warren P, O’Neill, Thomas R, and Price, David W Volume 19(4):377-379 Source Annals of Family Medicine Knowledge is a foundation of the public trust in physicians. Knowledge drives diagnosis, treatment, and the shared decision making central to health care. Assessment of medical knowledge has thus been a cornerstone of Board Certification since 1914, when the American Board of Ophthalmology developed the first Board examination. As ABFM rethinks its certification portfolio, it is appropriate to revisit the scientific rationale for assessment of knowledge. What follows frames the key questions and evidence that drive ABFM policy and describes next steps. ABFM Research Read all 2026 Validity of Area-Based Social Risk Indices Used at Higher-Level Geographies and Clinic Locations Go to Validity of Area-Based Social Risk Indices Used at Higher-Level Geographies and Clinic Locations 2026 Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms Go to Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms 2026 Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data Go to Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data 2026 Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births Go to Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births
Author(s) Newton, Warren P, O’Neill, Thomas R, and Price, David W Volume 19(4):377-379 Source Annals of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2026 Validity of Area-Based Social Risk Indices Used at Higher-Level Geographies and Clinic Locations Go to Validity of Area-Based Social Risk Indices Used at Higher-Level Geographies and Clinic Locations 2026 Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms Go to Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms 2026 Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data Go to Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data 2026 Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births Go to Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births
2026 Validity of Area-Based Social Risk Indices Used at Higher-Level Geographies and Clinic Locations Go to Validity of Area-Based Social Risk Indices Used at Higher-Level Geographies and Clinic Locations
2026 Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms Go to Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms
2026 Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data Go to Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data
2026 Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births Go to Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births
