Board Review & Certification Resources

Family Medicine certification is available through the following organizations. Their respective web pages offer helpful exam information such as sample questions, content outlines, important dates, fees and registration information. Be sure to check eligibility requirements to see which exam certification is right for you.

• The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) - administers board certification and maintenance of certification programs in accordance with standards set by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). 
  • The ABFM also offers a certification pathway for osteopathic physicians.
  • ABFM  offers a variety of other subspecialty certifications, often offered in conjunction with other member boards: Adolescent Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Pain Medicine, and Sleep Medicine.
• Family Medicine Board Certification through the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS). The ABPS is the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists (AAPS). 
  • The ABPS also offers Board of Certification in Family Medicine Obstetrics.
• American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians, a member board of the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS).
  • The AOFP offers a variety of other subspecialty certifications: Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Pain Medicine, Sleep Medicine, Undersea/Hyperbaric Medicine and Correctional Medicine.

BoardVitals is an online exam review tool that gives you access to more than 4500 high quality Family Medicine board review questions with detailed answers to help you prepare for the certification exams. Follow these instructions to set-up your account and start reviewing!

Registration

1. The first time logging in, go to https://www.boardvitals.com/users/sign_up# to begin registering for an account.
2. You must use your HFHS email address to create the account! This is how they know you're part of our subscription. (Your password can be anything you wish.) 
3. You'll receive an email to verify your account. Click the verification link in the email, then log into BoardVitals with the credentials you just created. 

Using the Question Bank

1. Login to BoardVitals https://www.boardvitals.com/users/sign_in#
   1. From the BoardVitals homepage, DO NOT fill in the "occupation" and "Exam" dropdowns to locate the Question Banks. Instead, click on "My Dashboard" in the top right corner.
   2. From your Dashboard, choose the desired Question Bank from the dropdown in the dark blue toolbar at the top of the page. 
2. The following are including in BoardVitals:
   • Family Medicine
   • Family Medicine MOC
3. Additional information on how to create Quizzes within a Question Bank can be found here: https://info.boardvitals.com/knowledge/how-do-i-use-boardvitals-2  and https://info.boardvitals.com/knowledge/getting-started-with-boardvitals

McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine generates 200 review questions from Graber and Wilbur's Family Medicine Examination & Board Review, 5th edition. Click Study Tools > Review Questions > Clinical Practice & Board Review.

You will be prompted to create a free MyAccess account in order to generate the quizzes. Your MyAccess account gives you access to review questions across the various topics in the Sladen Library subscription.