Family Medicine Certification Exam (ABFM) Overview
What Is The Family Medicine Certification Exam
The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) certifies physicians in family medicine. The Family Medicine Board Certification Exam (the “ABFM”) is required for initial and ongoing certification in family medicine.
How Is The ABFM Administered?
The ABFM is a one-day exam divided into four 95-minute sections of 75 questions each, with 100 minutes of pooled break time available between sections. All questions are in a single best answer, multiple-choice format.
What Does The ABFM Cover?
The ABFM tests your ability to make appropriate diagnostic and management decisions for clinical scenarios for which patients may consult a family medicine practitioner. The content categories include: Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Musculoskeletal, Endocrine, Gastrointestinal, Integumentary, Psychogenic, Nephrologic and Neurologic, Reproductive (Female and Male), Population-based Care, Patient-based Systems, and more.
Why You Should Choose Medlearnity For ABFM Tutoring
Personalized Learning
We invest the time to assess your personal needs and pair you with the ABFM tutor who will be a perfect fit. All tutoring sessions are customized for you: lesson plans, study schedules, test-taking drills, and homework. All sessions are emailed to you to maximize your learning and retention.
Real Doctors
Our team is made up of actual, practicing physicians who have trained at the top hospitals in the country. Our team is unrivaled because our daily practice of medicine allows us to understand the current state of medicine, residency, and admissions — and use our expertise to help you excel.
Proven Results
We have helped over 500+ aspiring doctors achieve their goals on high-stakes exams. Many of our students return for tutoring for subsequent exams as they realize the value of our services. We are confident that your performance will significantly improve after working with us.
What To Expect From ABFM Tutoring
At Medlearnity, Students Come First. We understand preparing for The Family Medicine Certification Exam can be intimidating and deeply personal (to say the least). Therefore, we approach every student’s situation with our utmost attention to detail to see how we can best assist you. Whether you are having challenges meeting your performance goals, or simply want to make sure you are on a path to success, our team is available to share our perspective. We hope you feel the ‘Students First’ mentality at Medlearnity from the quality of your sessions and expertise of our team.
What to Expect
- A ABFM tutor who is an expert educator who has excelled on the Family Medicine Board Certification Exam (ABFM)
- We meet with you on an easy-to-access online platform that allows us to write on the screen like a whiteboard. All session recordings are emailed to you after the session in HD quality, so you can review them on 1.5x or 2x speed at your convenience. This helps to maximize your learning and retention for each tutoring session.
- Constant communication and scheduling via email and phone in-between sessions. We will make sure your daily schedule is extremely efficient so that you can get the highest score possible on test day.
- Test-taking advice and drills. During your ABFM tutoring sessions, you will do intense drills with your tutor to make sure you have no weaknesses on test day. You and your tutor will work through high-yield content, test-taking advice, and study strategies that are tailored to your particular situation.
- Optimal study strategy. We utilize unique methods like spaced repetition and active recall to help you understand foundational material and memorize information. Study time is precious, and we want to make sure you are being optimal, and studying correctly and effectively.
How to Get Started with ABFM Tutoring
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Sign up for our one-hour discounted session. You’ll receive an email or phone call from us shortly thereafter for some more information so we can understand your particular situation and assess your personal needs to pair you up with the tutor that’s a perfect fit. This way, we’re off to a very productive and personalized start, right from your very first session.
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You’ll receive an email introducing you to your new ABFM tutor, and instructions on how to join your first trial session and reserve your session time. During this first trial session, your tutor will review ABFM practice questions and discuss study strategy. You can email your tutor beforehand if there is any particular content you want to cover or if you have any questions you’d like to address.
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After your trial session, we’ll send you a feedback report with next steps, our recommendations and a recording of your session so you can review any material you went over with your tutor. If you decide you’d like to continue working with us to achieve your goals, we’ll set you up with a tutoring package that works best for you.
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