Family practice: exclusive, inclusive, or–heaven forbid–both?
We are at a crossroads in family practice where we must look critically at our specialty as we know it […]
Modeling fatigue
The American Board of Family Practice is developing a patient simulation program to evaluate diagnostic and management skills. The simulator […]
The National Institute for Program Director Development: a school for program directors
BACKGROUND: The role of residency program director is unique in medicine and medical education. Most program directors learn the job […]
The item generation methodology of an empiric simulation project
The American Board of Family Practice (ABFP) is developing a computer-based testing system that will create realistic clinical encounters using […]
Patients don’t present with five choices: an alternative to multiple-choice tests in assessing physicians’ competence
PURPOSE: To evaluate an open-ended, computer-scored testing format designed to overcome certain limitations of multiple-choice questions. METHOD: Test items covering […]
Simulating Patients with Parallel Health State Networks
The American Board of Family Practice is developing a computer-based recertification process to generate patient simulations from a knowledge base. […]
Creating Evolution Scenarios for Hybrid Systems
We discuss the evolution scenarios for hybrid systems described by families of parameters changing in time. The systems are in […]
A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice: the Second Annual Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD, Memorial Lecture
Family physicians have evolved from general practice. General practice had its roots in Great Britain when the class systems were […]
A Formal Model of Family Medicine
Background: The American Board of Family Practice is developing a computer-based recertification process. An optimal implementation requires a formal model […]
Educational resource sharing and collaborative training in family practice and internal medicine. A statement from the American Boards of Internal Medicine and Family Practice
IN A RECENT report,1 the American Board of Family Practice and American Board of Internal Medicine indicated a willingness to […]
