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NEW! 5-Year Cycle
May 14, 2026
To meet the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Assessment Standards for Continuing Certification effective January 1, 2024, ABFM is transitioning to the new Continuous Certification 5-Year Cycle (5-Year Cycle).
5-Year Cycle Residency Program FAQs
May 14, 2026
ABFM recently announced Certification 2025, the new Continuous Certification 5-Year Cycle (5-Year Cycle) to align with the new standards of the American Board of Medical Specialties. To help explain this transition to...
HALM
May 14, 2026
The CAQ in Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management (HALM) is offered in conjunction with the American Boards of Anesthesiology, Preventive Medicine, and Emergency Medicine to recognize physicians with significant leadership responsibility...
Partners
May 14, 2026
ABFM is proud to work collaboratively with many partners and other family medicine organizations to support and advance the specialty of family medicine and the future family physician through certification, leadership development,...
Engagement Network
May 14, 2026
ABFM’s Engagement Network is available exclusively for ABFM board-certifiedfamily physicians who are passionate about making a difference in the specialty of family medicine and helping to shape the future of board certification.
Research
May 14, 2026
ABFM funds, conducts, and publishes research devoted to creating, evaluating, and maintaining cutting-edge certification methods, and to advancing the scientific basis of family medicine.
Affiliates
May 14, 2026
ABFM and its affiliated organizations work together to strengthen the specialty of family medicine through leadership development and collaboration on issues of importance to family medicine.
References (ABFM Research Update: Using Diplomate Feedback to Inform Quality Improvement in Certification):
May 14, 2026
May 2024
May 14, 2026
The Phoenix is ABFM's e-newsletter distributed to all Diplomates and residents to provide important updates, useful tips, and other resources related to certification and other ABFM initiatives.
ResPIP
May 14, 2026
The Residency Performance Improvement Program (ResPIP) pathway is a means for residency programs to report successful completion of Performance Improvement (PI) group projects developed and overseen by the program which meet ABFM...