In addition to the general part of the exam covered by the ABFM blueprint, the ABFM certification/recertification exam contains eight modules, or areas of focus, from the family medicine field. When you take the certification or recertification exam, you will be expected to choose two ABFM elective modules [...]
The most direct route to success in a high-stakes exam like the certification and recertification exams from the American Board of Family Medicine is to align your studying as closely as possible with what the test will ask. That sounds obvious enough. But it is not always easy [...]
Editor's Note: This post about decision-making shortcuts was previously published in CardioExchange, an online community hosted by the New England Journal of Medicine and NEJM Journal Watch. John E. Brush, MD, is a practicing cardiologist and professor of medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School. A patient comes to [...]
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently published two new research papers (plus a related op-ed piece) investigating statistical relationships between ABIM's Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements and health care quality. On December 15, JAMA convened a follow-up webcast, featuring lead research authors Bradley M. Gray, PhD, [...]
It’s a cold, clear morning in December. The lights in the operating room shine directly over your patient; there are no shadows. Sterile instruments line up at your fingertips, and your hands are scrubbed and gloved. Although you’ve performed this procedure a thousand times, a jolt travels through [...]
We were slightly surprised to learn that in this digital era, many physicians are still turning to internal medicine textbooks to prepare for board certification and recertification. In a recent online survey of more than 900 Physicians’ First Watch readers, 56% of respondents checked the box for “textbooks” [...]