As we have mentioned previously, the psychometric model that the ABFM employs to score
its examinations is the Rasch model, a 1-parameter Item Response Theory (IRT) …

A common theme among family physicians who have performed poorly repeatedly on the
American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification (MC-FP) …

The perception that state-of-the-art clinical knowledge declines as a physician moves further
away from formal training is prevalent. 1 This perception is reinforced by a significant body of …

Introduction: Certification examinations used by American specialty boards have been the
sine qua non for demonstrating the knowledge sufficient for attainment of board certification …

The purpose of the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) certification/maintenance of
certification examination is to measure the basic knowledge necessary to deliver high …

Purpose: To demonstrate the degree to which the American Board of Family Medicine's
certification examination is representative of family physician practice with regard to …

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 …

T he Certification Examination of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) has
been written annually. since 1969 and biannually since 1990.1, 2 In this series of four …

A common theme among family physicians that have repeatedly performed poorly on the
ABFM Maintenance of Certification (MC-FP) Examination is the complaint that they received …

Introduction: In its recent shift to a Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-
FP) paradigm, the American Board of Family Medicine provides diplomates completing 3 …