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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Research & Health Policy
Study Summarizes the Rationale and Purpose of Continuing Certification
Comprehensive report synthesizes findings from over 600 studies to describe the foundational evidence behind the need for continuous certification.
Certification
How Two ABFM Diplomates Developed the Care of Women KSA
Learn how physician volunteers helped shape ABFM’s Care of Women KSA to support high-quality, patient-centered care.
Health Equity in Action
ED Patients Find Medical Home with Help from ABFM Diplomate Jacob Marshall, MD
“One of the disparities I have found is that a good percentage of our clientele use the emergency department for all their health care needs,” said Dr. Marshall.
Health Equity in Action
How ABFM and AAFP are Working Together to “Lead The Change”
ABFM and AAFP collaborated on a free self-assessment activity designed to help physicians address health equity and improve patient care.
Health Equity in Action
Health Equity Dashboard Implemented to Reduce Disparities in Well Child Care Visits
Learn how UMass used data to improve well-child visit attendance among underserved families.
Health Equity in Action
Inclusivity Leads to Patient Satisfaction
How the APO and Dr. Stephen Adams Welcomed Transgender Patients into Primary Care
Exam
How ABFM Combats Unconscious Bias in Exam Questions
ABFM is committed to ensuring that all questions, which cover a broad spectrum of primary care practice, are fair for all examinees.
Health Equity in Action
Community Focus on Improving Health Inequities in Latinx Population Leads to an Increase in COVID-19 Vaccinations
Dr. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi partnered with community leaders to improve vaccine access and increase COVID-19 vaccination rates.
Certification
Inside the National Journal Club
“When family physicians, and physicians in-training, learn they can use research to help their patients, it’s very empowering.”
Research & Health Policy
Family Physicians Make Practice Adjustments During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Family physicians adapted care delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic to continue serving patients safely and effectively.
Research & Health Policy
Make Primary Care a Strategic Partner in Addressing our Most Important Health Priorities
New research highlights the importance of strengthening primary care to address the nation’s most pressing health priorities.
Health Equity in Action
Born to Help People Like Me
Dr. Kalaki Clarke promotes hope, healing, and health equity in The Skid Row District of Downtown Los Angeles.