Abstract Background The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) certification and
maintenance of certification (MOC) programs strive to provide the public with guidance …

Purpose To summarize the findings of studies, conducted by individuals both internal and
external to the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Boards, of the …

PURPOSE Realizing the benefits of adopting electronic health records (EHRs) in large
measure depends heavily on clinicians and providers' uptake and meaningful use of the …

Background: Medical certifying boards' core mission is assuring the public that Diplomates
have the requisite knowledge, skills, and professional character to provide high-quality …

Background: Physician and practice characteristics associated with family physician
adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) remain largely unexplored but may be …

Over the past 25 years, three major forces have had a significant influence on licensure and
certification: the shift in focus from educational process to educational outcomes, the …

Introduction Improving the care of patients with diabetes is a health care priority. Through
Part 4 of Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC‐FP), American Board of …

Methods: All PPM feedback data from inception to April 2014 were analyzed using
descriptive statistics by year, topic, and number of PPMs completed. Qualitative content …

Method: Secondary analysis of demographic data, 2009 certification examination scores,
and 2009–2012 SAM participation data. We computed disease-specific scores for asthma …

1. Background On 3rd December 2012, the regulation of medical doctors in the UK by the
GMC underwent its most radical reform in 150 years with the introduction of revalidation …