Check out ABFM’s latest research below and in our research library, or follow us on LinkedIn where we regularly highlight research relevant to family medicine. ABFM conducts research devoted to creating, evaluating, and maintaining cutting edge certification methods and advancing the scientific basis of family medicine.
The ABFM studies listed below offer important findings that can inform policy and practice for the betterment of family medicine, including the importance of primary care access, how organizational partnerships can improve community-level health outcomes, and understanding what drives family physicians’ scope of practice.
Achieving Health System Goals
Evaluating primary care expenditure in Australia: the Primary Care Spend (PC Spend) model
Education and Training
The Role of Residency Accreditation Program Requirements on Scholarly Activity in Family Medicine
Family Medicine Certification
Changes in Family Medicine Certification Examination Performance in Longitudinal Assessment
Role of Primary Care
Rural Family Physicians Are More Likely to Collaborate with Multisector Community Organizations
What Family Physicians Do
Family Medicine Residents Intentions to Provide Gender Affirming Care
Regional Variation in Scope of Practice by Family Physicians
Diabetes Monitoring in Foreign-born and US-born Latino Adults in US Community Health Centers
