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The Patient Panel Size Dilemma: What a Decline in Panel Size Means for the Future of Family Medicine
August 28, 2024
According to a recent policy brief titled, ‘Self-Reported Panel Size Among Family Physicians Declined by Over 25% Over a Decade,’ panel size decreased from an average of 2,400 patients cared for in...
The Calling of Family Medicine
August 13, 2024
Annie Koempel, PhD, explores the circumstances that draw medical students to the specialty of family medicine.
Anita Ravi, MD, MPH, MSHP, FAAFP, and Alyssa Tilhou, MD, PhD, Selected as 2024 NAM Puffer/ABFM Fellows
August 12, 2024
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected Anita Ravi and Alyssa Tilhou as the 2024 James C. Puffer, MD/American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Fellows.
A Tool for Advocacy: How the Family Medicine Factbook Affected Change at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
July 25, 2024
ABFM Diplomates Andrea Anderson and Emmeline Ha are using the Family Medicine Factbook to raise the profile of the specialty of family medicine at George Washington University.
ABFM President Dr. Warren Newton Introduces Certification 2025 – The New 5-Year Cycle
June 26, 2024
ABFM President and CEO Dr. Warren Newton spoke before the South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians (SCAFP) on June 7, introducing the newly announced Certification 2025: the Continuous Certification 5-Year Cycle.
A Message from Dr. Gary LeRoy: A Tale of Two Declarations of Freedom
June 19, 2024
Throughout human history, there have been countless stories told of how people deprived of basic civil liberties have defied all conceivable odds to achieve freedom. Last year I had the privilege of...
Patients Over Paperwork: How Dr. Eric Jemison Used Artificial Intelligence to Ease the Burden of Electronic Health Records
June 4, 2024
"AI/ML has brought a more human element back to patient care. I feel it in my visits. I want to make sure I have time for patients, to be their voice and...
President’s Message: Progress Update – Improving the Value and Experience of Board Certification
May 23, 2024
We are committed to improving continuously what we do.
Certification 2025 – The New Continuous Certification 5-Year Cycle
May 22, 2024
ABFM will begin the transition to Certification 2025, the new Continuous Certification 5-Year Cycle on January 1, 2025.
New! ABFM’s Family Medicine Factbook Article Series
May 22, 2024
Making the Most of the Family Medicine Factbook