RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 A Significant Number of Charter Diplomates Participate in American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification JF The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine JO J Am Board Fam Med FD American Board of Family Medicine SP 439 OP 440 DO 10.3122/jabfm.2015.04.150032 VO 28 IS 4 A1 James C. Puffer YR 2015 UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/28/4/439.abstract 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.