Table 1.

American Board of Family Physician Recertification Survey Questions Used in This Study (2017–2021)

Why are you seeking to continue your ABFM certification at this time?
  • a. Maintain professional image

  • b. Personal preference

  • c. Professional advancement

  • d. Maintain or improve patient satisfaction

  • e. Patients prefer being treated by board certified physicians

  • f. Certification program helps me update my medical knowledge

  • g. Certification program helps me monitor or improve the quality of my patient care

  • h. Required by my employer

  • i. Required for hospital privileges/credentialing

  • j. Required by one or more payer/insurance company

  • k. Other (please specify)

Which of the following describes your principal practice site:
  • a. Academic health center / faculty practice (residency or university teaching environment)

  • b. Federal (Military, Veterans Administration/Department of Defense)

  • c. Federally Qualified Health Center or Look-Alike

  • d. Government clinic, non-federal (eg, state, county, city, maternal and child health, public health center, etc.)

  • e. Hospital-/health system-owned medical practice (not including managed care or HMO)

  • f. Independently owned medical practice

  • g. Indian Health Service

  • h. Managed care / HMO practice

  • i. Other, please specify:

  • j. Rural Health Clinic (federally qualified) Indian Health Service

  • k. Worksite clinic

Which of the following best describes your role in the ownership of your principal practice
  • a. No official ownership stake (100% employed)

  • a. Sole owner

  • b. Partial owner or shareholder

  • c. Self-employed as a contractor (including locums)

  • d. Other, please specify:

Which of the following describes your principal practice size:
  • a. Solo practice

  • b. 2 to 5 providers

  • c. 6 to 20 providers

  • d. >20 providers