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Performance on the Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Examination: Comparison of Initial Certifiers with Experienced Physicians

Michael R. Peabody, Thomas R. O'Neill and James C. Puffer
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2015, 28 (2) 294-295; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2015.02.140274

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    Figure 1.

    Normal distribution for first-time takers, US medical graduates on the April 2013 Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) examination.

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    Figure 2.

    Inverse cumulative frequency distribution for first-time takers, US medical graduates on the April 2013 Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) examination.

Tables

  • Table 1. Pass Rates and Mean Scaled Score by Candidate Type (April 2013 Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians [MC-FP])
    FailPassTotalPass RateMean Scaled Score
    CERT1501,9302,08092.8%497
    RECERT9367,9548,89089.5%515

    • CERT, initial certification; RECERT, maintaining certification.

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