PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - James C. Puffer
TI  - A Significant Number of Charter Diplomates Participate in American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2015.04.150032
DP  - 2015 Jul 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
PG  - 439--440
VI  - 28
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/28/4/439.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/28/4/439.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2015 Jul 01; 28
AB  - Considerable controversy about the value of participating in Maintenance of Certification has recently arisen within the medical community. Despite this controversy, large numbers of family physicians certified by the American Board of Family Medicine participate in Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians. Surprisingly, a small but significant number of charter diplomates—those initially certified by the American Board of Family Medicine at its founding—are engaged in the process.