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Home Research Research Library Using the Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment to Make Summative Decisions Using the Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment to Make Summative Decisions 2019 Author(s) O’Neill, Thomas R, Newton, Warren P, Brady, John E, and Spogen, Daniel Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Board News, Cognitive Expertise, and Psychometrics Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine On January 4, 2019, the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) launched the Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment1 (FMCLA) pilot. Our hope is that FMCLA will provide both summative feedback—assessing whether a candidate has the cognitive expertise to be a board-certified family physician—as well as formative feedback—to help diplomates know more accurately what they do not know and, thus, focus their learning. With respect to the formative component, early reports are very positive. Of the eligible diplomates, 71% took advantage of the pilot. The technology platform is functioning well. Very few diplomates have withdrawn and many report that the tool is helping them learn. Evaluation from this quarter and the next will begin to give us a better understanding of how FMCLA fits into the other ways diplomates learn, and we will explore new formats of reports to support diplomates’ learning efforts. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2021 Factors Associated with Time Spent Practicing Sports Medicine by Those with a Certificate of Added Qualification Go to Factors Associated with Time Spent Practicing Sports Medicine by Those with a Certificate of Added Qualification 1981 Contempo ’81. Family practice Go to Contempo ’81. Family practice 2016 Physician Satisfaction With and Practice Changes Resulting From American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certification Performance in Practice Modules Go to Physician Satisfaction With and Practice Changes Resulting From American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certification Performance in Practice Modules 2022 Family Physician Racial Identity: An Analysis of “Other” Race Selection and Implications for Future Data Collection Go to Family Physician Racial Identity: An Analysis of “Other” Race Selection and Implications for Future Data Collection
Author(s) O’Neill, Thomas R, Newton, Warren P, Brady, John E, and Spogen, Daniel Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Board News, Cognitive Expertise, and Psychometrics Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2021 Factors Associated with Time Spent Practicing Sports Medicine by Those with a Certificate of Added Qualification Go to Factors Associated with Time Spent Practicing Sports Medicine by Those with a Certificate of Added Qualification 1981 Contempo ’81. Family practice Go to Contempo ’81. Family practice 2016 Physician Satisfaction With and Practice Changes Resulting From American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certification Performance in Practice Modules Go to Physician Satisfaction With and Practice Changes Resulting From American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certification Performance in Practice Modules 2022 Family Physician Racial Identity: An Analysis of “Other” Race Selection and Implications for Future Data Collection Go to Family Physician Racial Identity: An Analysis of “Other” Race Selection and Implications for Future Data Collection
2021 Factors Associated with Time Spent Practicing Sports Medicine by Those with a Certificate of Added Qualification Go to Factors Associated with Time Spent Practicing Sports Medicine by Those with a Certificate of Added Qualification
2016 Physician Satisfaction With and Practice Changes Resulting From American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certification Performance in Practice Modules Go to Physician Satisfaction With and Practice Changes Resulting From American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certification Performance in Practice Modules
2022 Family Physician Racial Identity: An Analysis of “Other” Race Selection and Implications for Future Data Collection Go to Family Physician Racial Identity: An Analysis of “Other” Race Selection and Implications for Future Data Collection
