title: Certification status of family physicians in the initial cohort entering maintenance of certification.
abstract: There existed considerable concern that participation in Maintenance of Certification by board-certified physicians would be less than optimal when it was introduced by the American Board of Medical Specialties in 2000. However, family physicians who entered the first 10-year Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians cycle in 2003 participated at levels consistent with historical norms.
authors.affiliation: From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky (JCP, RLP); the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies, Washington, D.C. (AWB); and the Department of Family Medicine, University of Mississippi, Jackson (DKB). jpuffer@theabfm.org.
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Puffer
authors.affiliation: From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky (JCP, RLP); the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies, Washington, D.C. (AWB); and the Department of Family Medicine, University of Mississippi, Jackson (DKB).
authors.forename: Andrew W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Bazemore
authors.affiliation: From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky (JCP, RLP); the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies, Washington, D.C. (AWB); and the Department of Family Medicine, University of Mississippi, Jackson (DKB).
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.affiliation: From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky (JCP, RLP); the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies, Washington, D.C. (AWB); and the Department of Family Medicine, University of Mississippi, Jackson (DKB).
authors.forename: Diane K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Beebe
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000592:standards*; D013044:Specialty Boards / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends
keywords: Certification; Health Policy