Demographic Characteristics of American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Recertification Examinees by Rotating Question Sets 2014 through 2016 (n = 27,325)
| Question Set 1 (Meaningful Use) | Question Set 2 (Patient-Centered Medical Home Features) | Question Set 3 (Payment) | Question Set 4 (Procedures) | Question Set 5* (Mini Z) | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 5918 | 6523 | 6601 | 6494 | 1789 | |
| Mean exam score (SD) | 505.5 (110.0) | 503.3 (111.5) | 503.7 (109.7) | 502.0 (110.7) | 507.7 (111.3) | .24 |
| % passing exam | 90.7 | 89.3 | 90.3 | 89.3 | 90.6 | .032 |
| Mean age (SD) (As of July 1 on exam year) | 51.6 (8.4) | 52.0 (8.8) | 51.7 (8.7) | 51.9 (8.6) | 52.0 (8.8) | .027 |
| Male gender | 59.6 | 61.8 | 61.2 | 61.6 | 58.8 | .027 |
| MD degree | 89.9 | 90.9 | 90.3 | 90.7 | 90.9 | .37 |
| International medical graduate | 18.7 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.7 | 20.5 | .48 |
| Race | <.001 | |||||
| White | 77.1 | 77.3 | 77.7 | 77.9 | 72.8 | |
| Asian | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 16.0 | |
| Black or African American | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.1 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Other | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 3.4 | |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 6.1 | .52 |
↵* Question set 5 has a lower number of respondents because it was only collected in 2016.
SD, standard deviation.