We’re proud to announce the launch of NEJM Knowledge+ Family Medicine Board Review. This program is designed to meet the continuous learning and board exam review needs of family medicine physicians, family medicine residents, and physician assistants. Mark T. Nadeau, MD, MBA, FAAFP, and the senior reviewer of [...]
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 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 [...]
With so much controversy swirling around the changes in ABIM Maintenance of Certification, we thought it might be interesting and instructive to gain perspectives from so-called super certifiers — physicians who elect to maintain not just one but multiple subspecialty certifications throughout their clinical careers. Jack Ringler, MD, [...]
Earlier this week, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) issued a written response to all internal medicine physicians, addressing concerns about recent changes to Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements. ABIM acknowledged "a palpable level of anger among internists and internal medicine subspecialists" as well as a "sense [...]