Home Research Research Library The Evolution of Physician Certification and the Canary in the Coal Mine The Evolution of Physician Certification and the Canary in the Coal Mine 2016 Author(s) Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Volume 91(10):1325-1327 Source Mayo Clinic Proceedings In an address before the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology in 1908, Derrick T. Vail introduced the concept of using a peer-review system to evaluate the education, training, and qualifications of medical specialists and advocated for the development of a specialty board that would oversee this process. His foresight served as the springboard for the genesis of the specialty board movement in the United States and led to the establishment of the American Board for Ophthalmic Examinations, now the American Board of Ophthalmology,1 in 1916 ABFM Research Read all 2014 Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module Go to Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module 2015 Family Physicians with a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQs) in Sports Medicine Spend the Majority of Their Time Practicing Sports Medicine Go to Family Physicians with a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQs) in Sports Medicine Spend the Majority of Their Time Practicing Sports Medicine 2015 Assessing the viability of External Searchable Resources on the American Board of Family Medicine’s certification examination Go to Assessing the viability of External Searchable Resources on the American Board of Family Medicine’s certification examination 2006 “Performance in Practice” Modules in the American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certfication for Family Physicians Process. Go to “Performance in Practice” Modules in the American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certfication for Family Physicians Process.
Author(s) Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Volume 91(10):1325-1327 Source Mayo Clinic Proceedings
ABFM Research Read all 2014 Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module Go to Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module 2015 Family Physicians with a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQs) in Sports Medicine Spend the Majority of Their Time Practicing Sports Medicine Go to Family Physicians with a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQs) in Sports Medicine Spend the Majority of Their Time Practicing Sports Medicine 2015 Assessing the viability of External Searchable Resources on the American Board of Family Medicine’s certification examination Go to Assessing the viability of External Searchable Resources on the American Board of Family Medicine’s certification examination 2006 “Performance in Practice” Modules in the American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certfication for Family Physicians Process. Go to “Performance in Practice” Modules in the American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certfication for Family Physicians Process.
2014 Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module Go to Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module
2015 Family Physicians with a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQs) in Sports Medicine Spend the Majority of Their Time Practicing Sports Medicine Go to Family Physicians with a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQs) in Sports Medicine Spend the Majority of Their Time Practicing Sports Medicine
2015 Assessing the viability of External Searchable Resources on the American Board of Family Medicine’s certification examination Go to Assessing the viability of External Searchable Resources on the American Board of Family Medicine’s certification examination
2006 “Performance in Practice” Modules in the American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certfication for Family Physicians Process. Go to “Performance in Practice” Modules in the American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certfication for Family Physicians Process.
