Impact of Residency Training Redesign on Residents’ Clinical Knowledge
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The In-training Examination (ITE) is a frequently used method to evaluate family medicine residents’ clinical knowledge. We […]
Developing the National Family Medicine Graduate Survey
A growing body of research has documented a decade-long decline in the scope of practice of family physicians,1–5 despite residency […]
Performance of Graduating Residents on the American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination 2009-2016
In response to growing concern about the declining performance on the American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination, several strategies […]
Fellowship or Further Training for Family Medicine Residents?
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The breadth of family medicine (FM) generates debate about the length of residency training. One argument used […]
The American Board of Family Medicine: New Tools to Assist Program Directors and Graduates Achieve Success
In this commentary we review the improvements in the pass rates for first-time American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Certification […]
Changes in Primary Care Graduate Medical Education Are Not Correlated With Indicators of Need: Are States Missing an Opportunity to Strengthen Their Primary Care Workforce?
PURPOSE: Federal and state graduate medical education (GME) funding exceeds $15 billion annually. It is critical to understand mechanisms to […]
Aggregation to promote health in an era of data and value based payment.
Preserving Primary Care Robustness Despite Increasing Health System Integration
Small and solo family medicine practices remain a vital part of the health care landscape, but many are joining larger […]
Scope of Practice Among Recent Family Medicine Residency Graduates
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The scope of practice among primary care providers varies, and studies have shown that family physicians’ scope […]
How Many Graduating Family Medicine Residents Have Chosen Financial Support for Service Commitments?
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: New family physicians have opportunities to avoid accruing educational debt or have loans repaid by making a […]
