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  • Healthcare Policy
  • Family Medicine

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  • Family Medicine emerged in the 1960s to address the need for community-based, personal physicians.
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  • Fifty years later, significant societal and healthcare transformations necessitate a re-evaluation of Board Certification.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To argue for the adaptation of Board Certification in response to fundamental changes in healthcare.
  • To identify and address the complex challenges, or 'wicked problems,' confronting Board Certification.

Main Methods:

  • The study proposes three interconnected arguments regarding the transformation of healthcare and the role of Board Certification.
  • It identifies specific 'wicked problems' that require attention within the Board Certification framework.

Main Results:

  • Healthcare is undergoing fundamental transformation, accelerated by events like COVID-19.
  • Board Certification plays a crucial role in healthcare improvement and must evolve accordingly.

Conclusions:

  • The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) and the broader Board community must confront complex challenges.
  • These challenges include integrating summative and formative assessments, improving quality improvement initiatives, and reassessing professionalism and its evaluation.