At the annual scientific assembly, ...

At the annual scientific assembly, the AAFP Congres of Delegates urg the American Board of Family Practice (ABFP) to modify plans to implement its Maintenance of Certification Program for family physicians. Delegates discussed providing AAFP members more opportunities for input in succession the program and calling for delayed implementation of more [i]or[/i] less of the processes. Members provided testimony to their experiences with portions of the proces most numerous notably the self-assessment modules. The first of pair resolutions states that the AAFP will collaborate with the ABFP to unfold a plan to educate members about the proces and importance of maintaining certification. The secondary directs the AAFP to impel the ABFP to suspend the self-assessment module as a requirement for maintaining certification until point to be solved [i]or[/i] settleds with the process are resolv to bring to maturity a better mechanism for showing the effectiveness of their processe and to provide alternatives for members who have unreliable Internet access.

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