A statement on the generalist physician from the American Boards of Family Practice and Internal Medicine

PROFOUND change is under way in the health care delivery system for Americans. As our health care system moves to […]

Performances of family practice diplomates on successive mandatory recertification examinations

BACKGROUND: In 1969 the American Board of Family Practice (ABFP) became the 19th medical specialty board and the first since […]

1991 certification-recertification examinations

The Board collects data from certification-recertification candidates and uses the information to maintain a set of “vital signs” about the […]

Residency training for rural primary care

Student selection, curriculum, training environment, and special inducements should be considered in the attempt to increase the availability of primary […]

Predictive validity of the American Board of Family Practice In-Training Examination

Most research into the validity of graduate medical education in-training examinations has focused on construct validity and concurrent validity issues. […]

Expanding the family practice model

There exist today large populations in the world who do not have access to any modern medical care. These populations […]

American Board of Family Practice statistics

Former President of the American Board of Family Practice, Paul C. Brucker, M.D., was named President-Elect of Thomas Jefferson University […]

Twenty years: more questions than answers. Non amo te

Recently, a blue-ribbon committee of obstetricians released a public announcement that, after deliberate study, they concluded that some pregnant women […]

Prenatal care–a serious national dilemma

Prenatal care is the health care you get while you are pregnant. It includes your checkups and prenatal testing. Prenatal […]

Ex concilio

By the time this issue reaches the reader, each Diplomate of the American Board of Family practice will have received […]