A new certification for FPs
A new board strengthens the role of family physicians as providers of obstetric care in their communities. Here are details about certification requirements.
The next written examination is scheduled for October 2011. Successful completion of the written and oral examinations, surgical proctoring, background check, National Practitioner Data Bank query, and payment of appropriate fees constitute board certification in Family Medicine Obstetrics. Twenty-five family physicians have so far received board certification.
Future of the BCFMO
With its first 2 rounds of examination and certification successfully completed, the BCFMO plans to pursue the following:
- formal ceremony confirming certificate recipients’ diplomat status in the ABPS
- creation of a recertification process
- development of an appeals process
- establishment of an academy, college, or society for fellows
- acceptance by hospitals, malpractice insurance carriers, state medical societies, and licensing commissions
- ABPS accreditation of training programs
- BCFMO membership in the American Medical Association
- BCFMO membership in the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
Interested in learning more? Visit https://www.abpsus.org/family-medicine-obstetrics, or call (813) 433-2277.
CORRESPONDENCE
Daniel M. Avery, MD, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 850 5th Avenue East, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401-7419; davery@cchs.ua.edu
