Spring ABFM Exam:
April 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 2020

Spring ABFM Registration:
Dec. 6, 2019 through Jan.27, 2020

Deadline to select Spring testing date:
March 23, 2020

Final deadline to submit Spring application*:
March 20, 2020

Fall ABFM Exam:
November 9–14, 2020

Fall ABFM Registration:
July 17, 2020 through Aug. 24, 2020

Deadline to select Fall testing date:
Oct.26, 2020

Final deadline to submit Fall application*:
Sep.14, 2020

American Board of Family Medicine

The American Board of Family Medicine is one of 24 medical specialty boards that make up the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). Through ABMS, the boards work together to establish common standards for physicians to achieve and maintain board certification.

Fulfillment of this component requires the successful completion of the One-Day Family Medicine Certification Examination every 10 years. The ABFM Family Medicine examination is referred to as the Family Medicine Certification Examination. The same examination is delivered to initial certification and continuing certification (family medicine MOC & recertification) candidates.

Beginning in 2019, Diplomates who are currently certified and in the tenth year of certification due to end December 31, 2019, have two options to complete the MOC examination requirement: the One-Day Family Medicine Certification Examination or the Family Medicine Certification Longitudinal Assessment (FMCLA).

Comprehensive family medicine reviews like Med-Challenger FM are suitable ABFM board exam preparation for ABFM Certification and both options of ABFM MOC examinations.

ABFM publishes a content blueprint * of the material that will appear on the exam, the primary medical content categories of the blueprint are shown below. This is how we determine which material appears in IM board exam simulations.

Note*

• Population-based Care :
  This includes topics such   as biostatistics and epidemiology, evidence-based medicine, prevention, health policy and legal issues, bioterror, quality improvement, and geographic/urban/rural issues.
• Patient-based Systems :
  This includes topics such as clinical decision-making, communication and doctor patient interaction, family and cultural issues, ethics, palliative care,and end-of-life care.
• Module:
  Selected from seven possible choices at the time of the examination.

Please Note: The exam content distributions for the In-Training Exam are the same as the Qualifying Exam.

WHAT IS THE ONE-DAY FAMILY MEDICINE EXAMINATION FORMAT?

The ABFM Family Medicine Certification Examination is a test of family medicine knowledge and clinical problem-solving ability relevant to Family Medicine.Appropriate subject areas of the following disciplines are included: Community Medicine; Adult Medicine; Maternity Care; Gynecology; Care of Neonates, Infants, Children and Adolescents; Behavior & Mental Health; the Surgical Patient; and the Older Patient.Elements of the examination include, but are not limited to, diagnosis, management, and prevention of disease. The examination consists of four sections and is a full day in length.

The Family Medicine Certification Examination is divided into four (4) equal sections of 100 minutes. Each section contains 80 multiple choice questions. The modular exam portion of the examination is contained in the second section of the examination and consists of 40 multiple choice questions over the topic selected.  The second section of the examination will first present the 40 questions over the modular exam topic selected and then 40 questions which cover the breadth of Family Medicine. The modular exam topic will be selected prior to beginning the second section of the examination. Once a modular exam topic has been selected and confirmed, the selection cannot be changed.

WHAT IS THE LONGITUDINAL ASSESSMENT PILOT (FMCLA) EXAMINATION FORMAT?

The Longitudinal Assessment Pilot is a 300-question examination alternative designed to be more aligned with on-going changes in medicine and adult learning principles. Rather than taking a one-day examination at a proctored test center, you will receive 25 timed (5 minutes), multiple-choice questions over breadth of family medicine each calendar quarter. The questions can be answered via computer or tablet anywhere and can be completed over a maximum 4-year period. As a participant in the pilot, you will be required to meaningfully participate in year 1 by answering a minimum of 80 questions by December 31, 2019 and providing feedback to pilot evaluation surveys. If you meet the meaningful participation requirement, you will continue to receive the 25 quarterly questions until you have answered 300 questions or 4 years have elapsed.

Recent Med-Challenger customer surveys indicate that residents spent, on average, 10 weeks preparing for the Family Medicine boards (written exam), and 5 weeks preparing for the oral exam. Pass rates were generally in the mid-90% and length of time had no correlation with a higher pass rate.

ABFM exam study guides...

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