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History of ABFM

May 14, 2026

Founded in 1969, the American Board of Family Medicine is one of 24 medical specialty boards that make up the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).

About ABFM

May 14, 2026

Established in 1969 to serve the public, the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) is a not-for-profit, private organization which provides independent assessments of qualifying family physicians.

President’s Message: A Year of Opportunities

February 25, 2026

As our nation looks ahead to its 250th anniversary, we are reminded that moments of reflection often reveal new possibilities. With the start of a new year, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s...

Estimation of Mortality via the Neighborhood Atlas and Reproducible Area Deprivation Indices

Gladish, Nicole, Phillips, Robert L and Rehkopf, David H

2026

EHR Interoperability Experiences Reported by Family Physicians

Everson, Jordan, Adler-Milstein, Julia and Phillips, Robert L

2025

Changes in Family Medicine Certification Examination Performance in Longitudinal Assessment

Virani, Meet, Fleischer, Sarah E and Peterson, Lars E

2025

The Impact of COVID-19 on Cervical Cancer Screening in Primary Care

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

2025

National Family Medicine Residency Outcomes Project Methodology

Barr, Wendy Brooks, Peterson, Lars E, Fleischer, Sarah E and Seehusen, Dean A

2024

Defining comprehensiveness in primary care: a scoping review

Baughman, Derek, Nasir, Rafay, Ngo, Lynda, Bazemore, Andrew W and Stokes, Tim

2023

The Association of Mobility, Social Deprivation, and Pediatric Primary Care Outcomes in Community Health Centers.

Lucas, Jennifer A, Hsu, Audree, Heintzman, John D, Bailey, Steffani R, Suglia, Shakira F, Bazemore, Andrew W, Giebultowicz, Sophia and Marino, Miguel

2023