Demographic Characteristics and American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Score and Result of all Examinees by Year, 2013 to 2016 (n = 55,532)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recertification Candidates | |||||
| N | 11,138 | 10,693 | 9083 | 9230 | |
| % passing exam | 87.5 | 90.0 | 86.7 | 90.3 | <.0001 |
| Mean exam score (SD) | 499.5 (105.8) | 504.3 (110.7) | 491.5 (110.8) | 507.3 (111.9) | <.0001 |
| Mean age (SD) (as of July 1 of exam year) | 51.3 (8.5) | 51.8 (8.6) | 51.9 (8.8) | 52.2 (8.8) | <.0001 |
| Male gender | 63.5 | 63.0 | 60.3 | 59.3 | <.0001 |
| MD degree | 91.2 | 90.8 | 90.3 | 90.6 | .16 |
| International medical graduate | 16.7 | 18.6 | 19.7 | 20.0 | <.0001 |
| Race | <.0001 | ||||
| White | 80.8 | 78.7 | 77.6 | 75.1 | |
| Asian | 11.6 | 13.2 | 14.0 | 14.3 | |
| Black or African American | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | |
| Other | 2.9 | ||||
| Hispanic ethnicity | 5.5 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.3 | .007 |
| Certification candidates | |||||
| N | 3904 | 3940 | 3772 | 3772 | |
| % passing exam | 83.4 | 90.7 | 91.5 | 95.1 | <.0001 |
| Mean exam score (SD) | 466.9 (86.1) | 486.7 (89.1) | 489.5 (85.8) | 516.3 (88.2) | <.0001 |
| Mean age (SD) (as of July 1 of exam year) | 34.5 (5.8) | 34.3 (5.8) | 33.9 (5.6) | 33.6 (5.2) | <.0001 |
| Male gender | 45.6 | 46.8 | 43.9 | 45.4 | .086 |
| MD degree | 85.2 | 84.6 | 81.5 | 80.4 | <.0001 |
| International medical graduate | 42.3 | 40.2 | 37.3 | 36.1 | <.0001 |
| Race | <.0001 | ||||
| White | 66.7 | 66.2 | 63.6 | ||
| Asian | 24.2 | 24.7 | 24.9 | ||
| Black or African American | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.3 | ||
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | ||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | ||
| Other | 1.3 | ||||
| Hispanic ethnicity | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.4 | .80 |
If a physician registered or sat for the exam in both the spring and fall examinations in the same year, only their fall examination information was retained.
SD, standard deviation.