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Revised Guidelines for Professionalism, Licensure and Personal Conduct

In May 2021, we announced a revision of ABFM’s Guidelines for Professionalism, Licensure and Personal Conduct. The result of more than […]

Pisacano Leadership Foundation Announces 2021 Pisacano Scholars

Nine Pisacano Scholars Selected in 2021 Class

Joint Statement from the American Board of Family Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, and American Board of Pedatrics on Dissemination of Misinformation by Board-Certified Physicians About COVID-19

The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) recently issued a statement saying that providing misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine contradicts physicians’ ethical and professional responsibilities, and therefore may subject a physician to disciplinary actions, including suspension or revocation of their medical license.

National Journal Club Pilot Now Available for Diplomates

New service available to ABFM Diplomates provides access to the latest peer-reviewed articles and the ability to earn certification points.

Steven Lin, MD, Selected as 2021 NAM Puffer/ABFM Fellow

Dr. Lin is the founding director of the Stanford Healthcare AI Applied Research Team (HEA3RT), a first-of-its-kind center dedicated to translational research on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in healthcare with the mission to bring leading edge technologies from “code to bedside.”

New Guidelines for Professionalism, Licensure, and Personal Conduct Approved by ABFM Board of Directors

Professionalism is central to medicine’s social contract with society and involves the commitment to patients and to each other that […]

President’s Message – June 2021

Warren Newton, MD, MPH | President and CEO Greetings, colleagues, and we hope that you, your practices, and your family […]

New MyABFM Portfolio Released

New and improved to provide a convenient, easy to navigate, and personalized tool for Diplomates to track their progress with continuous certification and make certification easier to understand.

FMCLA Approved as a Permanent Alternative to the One-Day Exam

It is with great pleasure that we announce that the Committee on Continuing Certification of the American Board of Medical […]

ABFM Welcomes New Board Members and Officers (2021)

Dr. Michael Magill elected as ABFM Board Chair.