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The Patient Panel Size Dilemma: What a Decline in Panel Size Means for the Future of Family Medicine

The Patient Panel Size Dilemma: What a Decline in Panel Size Means for the Future of Family Medicine

According to a recent policy brief titled, ‘Self-Reported Panel Size Among Family Physicians Declined by Over 25% Over a Decade,’…

The Calling of Family Medicine

The Calling of Family Medicine

Annie Koempel, PhD, explores the circumstances that draw medical students to the specialty of family medicine.

A Tool for Advocacy: How the Family Medicine Factbook Affected Change at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

A Tool for Advocacy: How the Family Medicine Factbook Affected Change at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

ABFM Diplomates Andrea Anderson and Emmeline Ha are using the Family Medicine Factbook to raise the profile of the specialty…

ABFM President Dr. Warren Newton Introduces Certification 2025 – The New 5-Year Cycle

ABFM President Dr. Warren Newton Introduces Certification 2025 – The New 5-Year Cycle

ABFM President and CEO Dr. Warren Newton spoke before the South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians (SCAFP) on June 7,…

A Message from Dr. Gary LeRoy: A Tale of Two Declarations of Freedom

A Message from Dr. Gary LeRoy: A Tale of Two Declarations of Freedom

Throughout human history, there have been countless stories told of how people deprived of basic civil liberties have defied all…

Patients Over Paperwork: How Dr. Eric Jemison Used Artificial Intelligence to Ease the Burden of Electronic Health Records

Patients Over Paperwork: How Dr. Eric Jemison Used Artificial Intelligence to Ease the Burden of Electronic Health Records

"AI/ML has brought a more human element back to patient care. I feel it in my visits. I want to…

Maximize Your Longitudinal Assessment Success

Maximize Your Longitudinal Assessment Success

As you know, the longitudinal assessment is an alternative to the one-day exam that allows you greater flexibility and the…

Making the Most of the Family Medicine Factbook

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…

Is Your ABFM Exam Due This Year? Consider the Longitudinal Assessment.

Is Your ABFM Exam Due This Year? Consider the Longitudinal Assessment.

Are you tired of cramming for a stressful single-day exam? The Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment is a popular alternative…

“We Thrive in Crisis.” How 400,000 Californians Received the COVID Vaccine

“We Thrive in Crisis.” How 400,000 Californians Received the COVID Vaccine

Dr. Jerry Abraham drew national attention in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic when his Los Angeles clinic was…