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 …

Purpose To examine the relationship between maintenance of certification (MOC) and the
clinical knowledge demonstrated by family physicians as they move further away from formal …

Introduction: In its recent shift to a Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-
FP) paradigm, the American Board of Family Medicine provides diplomates completing 3 …

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 …

As we have mentioned previously, the psychometric model that the ABFM employs to score
its examinations is the Rasch model, a 1-parameter Item Response Theory (IRT) …

The new Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) has been in place
since the beginning of 2004. During this time, our Diplomates have provided valuable …

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 …

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

Purpose: Previous research indicated that rural family physicians were more likely to pass
the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification for Family …