ABFM Insights
Certification Tips, Best Practices, and Inspiration.

Performance Improvement
Better Together: One Physician’s Case for Team-Based Care
How one family physician turned a performance improvement activity into a lasting culture shift in her clinic.
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Exam
Maximize Your Longitudinal Assessment Success
Discover resources like CKSA and the National Journal Club that can help you prepare for and succeed in longitudinal assessment.
Research & Health Policy
Making the Most of the Family Medicine Factbook
In a recent interview, authors of the Family Medicine Factbook shared the process of creating the Factbook and how physicians and others can use the information.
Exam
Is Your ABFM Exam Due This Year? Consider the Longitudinal Assessment.
Learn how the longitudinal assessment offers a flexible alternative to the one-day certification exam.
Health Equity in Action
“We Thrive in Crisis.” How 400,000 Californians Received the COVID Vaccine
Learn how Dr. Jerry Abraham advanced vaccine equity and played a key role in California’s COVID-19 response.
Health Equity in Action
Native American Health Care Is a Challenging but Solvable Puzzle
Dr. Carlos Gonzales Examines the Tribes Living in Arizona.
Research & Health Policy
Dr. Kento Sonoda Reflects on a Rewarding Experience as an ABFM Visiting Scholar
Discover how ABFM’s Visiting Scholars Program helped Dr. Kento Sonoda turn research interests into published work and national recognition.
Health Equity in Action
Thoughtful Admission Process Makes Rural LGBTQ Patients Feel Valued
Physicians and staff of the Blue Lotus Family Medicine clinic have updated their patient intake practices to better serve a growing and vibrant LGBTQ population.
Health Equity in Action
Dr. Emiliano Lemus Advocates for Trans and Latine Communities in San Francisco
Dr. Lemus is a proudly trans, Chicano and Indigenous second year family medicine resident practicing in Richmond, California.
Research & Health Policy
Primary Care International Conference Lays a Foundation for Change
More than 170 global health leaders gathered to explore how stronger primary care systems can improve health security and outcomes worldwide.
Health Equity in Action
Can We Better Serve Our Hispanic Patients Through Language Concordance?
ABFM is sharing results from a recent study which analyzed language concordance among Spanish-speaking family physicians and their patients.
Health Equity in Action
Dr. Catherine O’Neil Leads University Clinic in Addressing Food Insecurity
Bucknell’s student population is becoming increasingly diverse. These shifting demographics have revealed food and hygiene product insecurity among the student body.
Health Equity in Action
Inter-department Collaboration Leads to Improved Care by ABFM Diplomate Dr. Naganna Channa and VA Team
Dr. Naganna Channa and the VA care team improved patient outcomes through collaboration and more effective care coordination.