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Coming in 2027: Sports Medicine Longitudinal Assessment (SPMED‑LA)

February 25, 2026

The Sports Medicine Longitudinal Assessment (SPMED‑LA) is a flexible alternative to the one-day exam that allows Diplomates to meet their exam requirement over time, similar to the Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment.

Racial/Ethnic Representation Among American Board of Family Medicine Certification Candidates from 1970 to 2020

Wang, Ting, O'Neill, Thomas R, Newton, Warren P, Hall, Kennedi and Eden, Aimee R

2022

One-Third of Family Physicians Remain in Independently Owned Practice, 2017-2019

Rittenhouse, Diane R, Bazemore, Andrew W, Morgan, Zachary J and Peterson, Lars E

2021

Sailing the 7C’s: Starfield Revisited as a Foundation of Family Medicine Residency Redesign

Bazemore, Andrew W and Grunert, Timothy

2021

Characteristics of Family Medicine Residency Graduates, 1994-2017: An Update

Dai, Mingliang and Peterson, Lars E

2020

Recommendations and considerations related to preparticipation screening for cardiovascular abnormalities in competitive athletes: 2007 update: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism: endorsed by the American College of Cardiology Foundation

Maron, B J, Thompson, P D, Ackerman, M J, Balady, G, Berger, S, Cohen, Deborah J, Dimeff, R, Douglas, P S, Glover, D W, Hutter, A M, Krauss, M D, Maron, M S, Mitten, M J, Roberts, W O and Puffer, James C

2007

Sports Medicine Longitudinal Assessment

May 14, 2026

ABFM is excited to offer the Sports Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment (SPMED-LA). This new alternative to the one-day exam will be available to physicians seeking recertification in Sports Medicine beginning in 2027.

Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births

Barreto, Tyler W, Fleischer, Sarah E, Barr, Wendy Brooks and Peterson, Lars E

2026

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on oral anticoagulation adherence in patients with atrial fibrillation managed in primary care: Results from the PRIME Registry

Ataç, Ömer, Aydin, Volkan, Peterson, Lars E and Waters, Teresa M

2026

Pajama time and burnout: the burden of after-hours electronic health record use on family medicine residents

Barr, Wendy Brooks, Peterson, Lars E, Fleischer, Sarah E and Bazemore, Andrew W

2026