PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Stanley M. Kozakowski AU - Perry A. Pugno TI - The American Board of Family Medicine: New Tools to Assist Program Directors and Graduates Achieve Success AID - 10.3122/jabfm.2017.05.170250 DP - 2017 Sep 01 TA - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine PG - 567--569 VI - 30 IP - 5 4099 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/30/5/567.short 4100 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/30/5/567.full SO - J Am Board Fam Med2017 Sep 01; 30 AB - In this commentary we review the improvements in the pass rates for first-time American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Certification Examination test takers in the context of new tools and resources for program directors against the backdrop of a changing accreditation system and increased competition for a relatively fixed number of graduate medical education positions in family medicine. While causality cannot be established between the strategic initiatives of the ABFM and higher pass rates, we can all celebrate the new tools and resources provided to residents and program directors, and the improved performance of family medicine graduates on the certification examination.