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Pisacano Leadership Foundation Announces 2024 Scholars
November 7, 2024
The Board of Directors of the Pisacano Leadership Foundation is pleased to announce its selections for the 2024 Pisacano Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to U.S. medical students who demonstrate a strong...
Thank You to the 2024 AAFP Family Medicine Experience (FMX) Attendees!
November 7, 2024
ABFM staff was excited to visit with Diplomates in person at this year’s American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) FMX conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Each year, we bring our program staff to...
We Want Your Input!
November 7, 2024
Earlier this year, ABFM launched a redesigned public website, inspired by valuable feedback from you. Please take a moment to complete a brief survey on the new public website.
Original Research Spotlight: Why do we still need physicians when powerful AI...
November 7, 2024
A recent ABFM study in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (JABFM), Performance Evaluation of the Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT-4) on the Family Medicine In-Training Examination, compared the performance...
Diplomate Stories: Family Medicine Around the World
November 7, 2024
Check out recent articles that highlight the great work of ABFM Diplomates and issues facing family physicians and the specialty.
Congratulations to Our Colleagues Elected to the NAM Class of 2024
October 21, 2024
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) recently announced the elections of 90 regular members and 10 international members at its annual meeting.
Minnesota Family Physician Volunteers with Princeton School District: How Dr. Jeremy Peterson...
October 1, 2024
Dr. Jeremy Peterson serves as the volunteer medical advisor for the Princeton School District in Minnesota. His medical expertise and relationship with public officials has been a significant boost to student health.
Connect with ABFM at FMX in Phoenix
September 19, 2024
We are excited to attend this year’s FMX Conference in Phoenix, AZ, to provide assistance with your certification requirements and share how you can become more involved with ABFM. Visit booth #2007...
The Patient Panel Size Dilemma: What a Decline in Panel Size Means...
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.