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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) Psychometrics, Cognitive Expertise, and Board News Volume 32(6):951-953 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 Very few diplomates have withdrawn and many report that the tool is helping them learn.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 2019 Improving Quality Improvement Go to Improving Quality Improvement 2012 Evaluating the Systematic Validity of a Medical Subspecialty Examination Go to Evaluating the Systematic Validity of a Medical Subspecialty Examination 2013 Advancing Quality Health Care through Continuing American Board of Medical Specialties Board Certification Go to Advancing Quality Health Care through Continuing American Board of Medical Specialties Board Certification 2014 Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates Go to Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates
Author(s) O’Neill, Thomas R, Newton, Warren P, Brady, John E, and Spogen, Daniel Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Psychometrics, Cognitive Expertise, and Board News Volume 32(6):951-953 Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2019 Improving Quality Improvement Go to Improving Quality Improvement 2012 Evaluating the Systematic Validity of a Medical Subspecialty Examination Go to Evaluating the Systematic Validity of a Medical Subspecialty Examination 2013 Advancing Quality Health Care through Continuing American Board of Medical Specialties Board Certification Go to Advancing Quality Health Care through Continuing American Board of Medical Specialties Board Certification 2014 Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates Go to Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates
2012 Evaluating the Systematic Validity of a Medical Subspecialty Examination Go to Evaluating the Systematic Validity of a Medical Subspecialty Examination
2013 Advancing Quality Health Care through Continuing American Board of Medical Specialties Board Certification Go to Advancing Quality Health Care through Continuing American Board of Medical Specialties Board Certification
2014 Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates Go to Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates
