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- Title
Family Physician Participation in Maintenance of Certification.
- Authors
Xierali, Imam M.; Rinaldo, Jason C. B.; Green, Larry A.; Petterson, Stephen M.; Phillips Jr., Robert L.; Bazemore, Andrew W.; Newton, Warren P.; Puffer, James C.
- Abstract
The article reports on the study that investigates the characteristics associated with differential participation in the American Board of Family Medicine's Maintenance of Certification (MOC) by family physicians. The study found significant association between practicing in underserved areas and lapsed board certification. It shows that MOC has the potential to convey substantial practice-relevant medical information to physicians and offers potential channel to improve health care knowledge.
- Subjects
UNITED States; MEDICAL research; PHYSICIANS; FAMILY medicine; MEDICAL practice; PROFESSIONAL licenses
- Publication
Annals of Family Medicine, 2011, Vol 9, Issue 3, p203
- ISSN
1544-1709
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1370/afm.1251