The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) is joining forces with the American Board of
Internal Medicine (ABIM) in establishing a pilot program for Recognition of Focused Practice …

News focuses or special interests is a positive thing. It will allow physicians to network, to get
continuing medical education and to find a home with the college,” says Dr. Rob Boulay …

A positive, genuine, and effective relationship between the American Board of Family
Medicine (ABFM) and the physicians participating in continuous certification over the course …

This emphasis on team-based care is important and reflects the reality of clinical care in
today's complex care system, with increasing burden of disease and the contributions of …

In March 2023, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Review
Committee for Family Medicine (RCFM) and American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) …

Family physicians who are asked to obtain certification in emergency medicine in order to
staff emergency rooms may liken that requirement to a “keep out” sign hanging above the …

At no time in the history of our specialty have our diplomates faced greater complexity or
more rapid transformation of the health care delivery system, nor such incredible uncertainty …

Importance Narrowing of the scope of practice of US family physicians has been well
documented. Proposed reasons include changing practice patterns as physicians age …

S teven Johnson, in his research of the greatest innovations during the past 700 years,
concludes the majority were a result of collaborative efforts. 1 In this issue of Family …

Objective To determine factors associated with having a focused practice among a sample
of family medicine graduates in Canada and to assess the characteristics of FPs with …