American Academy of Family Physicians

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Physician Re-entry Programs Get Family Docs Back Into Practice

Programs Can Help Ameliorate Workforce Shortfalls, Says FP Expert

(3/23/2011, 11:40 a.m.)  --  After taking a break from family medicine for several years, family physicians Russell Brofer, D.O., of Arlington, Texas, and Liesa Harte, M.D., of Austin, Texas, decided to return to full-time practice. However, because they had let their medical licenses lapse, they found it wasn't simply a matter of hanging out an FP shingle. They both needed to complete a physician re-entry program. Fortunately, one such program was nearby. More


Professional Development

Amount of Prescribed CME Credit Awarded for ABFM SAMs Drops

Based on Completion Times, Modules Now Eligible for 12 Credits

(3/3/2011, 5:10 p.m.)  --  Family physicians who complete a self-assessment module, or SAM, in 2011 as a component of the American Board of Family Medicine's Maintenance of Certification Program for Family Physicians, or ABFM MC-FP, will receive 12 AAFP Prescribed CME credits instead of the 15 Prescribed credits previously awarded. More
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