RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The American Board of Family Medicine: New Tools to Assist Program Directors and Graduates Achieve Success
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 567
OP 569
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2017.05.170250
VO 30
IS 5
A1 Stanley M. Kozakowski
A1 Perry A. Pugno
YR 2017
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/30/5/567.abstract
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.