%0 Journal Article %A James C. Puffer %A Andrew W. Bazemore %A Robert L. Phillips %A Diane K. Beebe %T Certification Status of Family Physicians in the Initial Cohort Entering Maintenance of Certification %D 2014 %R 10.3122/jabfm.2014.05.140098 %J The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine %P 581-582 %V 27 %N 5 %X There existed considerable concern that participation in Maintenance of Certification by board-certified physicians would be less than optimal when it was introduced by the American Board of Medical Specialties in 2000. However, family physicians who entered the first 10-year Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians cycle in 2003 participated at levels consistent with historical norms. %U https://www.jabfm.org/content/jabfp/27/5/581.full.pdf