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Providing a Choice in Board Certification for Family Physicians
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A Vital Role Family medicine physicians devote themselves to providing comprehensive care to people of all ages. Patients put a great deal of trust in their family physicians. It is a vital role that, depending on the resources available in the community, often involves much more than conducting annual physicals and diagnosing medical conditions.
“Certification with ABPS is based on the reality of medical practice and focused on the needs of busy practicing physicians.” — Carola H. Fleener, MD, FAASFM
Why Board Certify? A notable acheivement for any physician, board certification is also a trusted and tangible demonstration of mastery of core competencies. Prospective patients, potential employers and peers all look to this standard. Private-practice physicians find certification to be a valuable asset in both building their practices and in boosting patient confidence. Today, many hospitals and other health care organizations now require board certification for privileging and credentialing. BCFM provides a rigorous, real-world and clinically-based test to ensure physicians are able to provide the best possible care to their patients.
You Have A Choice The Board of Certification in Family MedicineSM (BCFMSM) believes physicians deserve a choice when it comes to certification and recertification. BCFM is proud to be a physician-friendly organization in which all members are encouraged to take part in matters of governance and certification. Family physicians from across the United States have turned to us because we value their input—it is their voices that shape the direction of family practice.
“One of the best ways for patients to know if I have the qualifications to provide care in Family Medicine is to know I am board certified.” — William J. Garrity, DO, FAASFM
Eligibility Overview To be eligible for certification in Family Medicine through the Board of Certification in Family Medicine (BCFM), the applicant must: Hold a valid and unrestricted license(s) to practice medicine in the United States, its territories or Canada Have completed an Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), American Osteopathic Association (AOA), or College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)-accredited residency in Family Medicine Submit a documented report of a minimum of ten (10) Family Medicine cases for which the physician had the lead management role ABMS and AOA certified physicians are also eligible to recertify through BFCM if they meet requirements for recertification established by the American Board of Physician Specialties®. Complete certification and recertification requirements, application, testing schedule and fees are available online at www.familymedicinecert.org.
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