Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians was created to enhance the quality of
care delivered by family physicians but risked decreasing their engagement due to the …

There existed considerable concern that participation in Maintenance of Certification by
board-certified physicians would be less than optimal when it was introduced by the …

Transitioning Family Physicians to continuous Maintenance of Certification (MOC) was
intended to support the quality improvement movement nationally, but it also risked …

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The new board recertification process has garnered mixed reviews from family physicians. Find …

PURPOSE The American Board of Family Medicine has completed the 7-year transition of
all of its diplomates into Maintenance of Certification (MOC). Participation in this voluntary …

Board certification is associated with higher quality care. We sought to determine the rates
and predictors of attrition from certification among family physicians who achieved initial …

Abstract Background and Objectives: Board certification programs have been criticized as
not relevant to practice, not improving patient care, and creating additional burdens on …

American health care is in the middle of a second revolution in quality. The Flexner
revolution that occurred almost 100 years ago led to profound changes in physician training …

Maintenance of certification (MOC) represents a profound change in the approach by the
medical profession to assessing physician quality. MOC acknowledges that current relevant …

The perception that state-of-the-art clinical knowledge declines as a physician moves further
away from formal training is prevalent. 1 This perception is reinforced by a significant body of …