American Board of Family Medicine

2008 Recertification Examination

Performance Report 08/02/2008

Dear Dr

This report provides information about your performance on the 2008 Recertification Examination. If you have issues or
concerns regarding the content of this report, please contact ABFM by email at help@theabfm.org.

The first section of the report provides a brief summary of your examination results. This section provides your Scaled
Score, the Minimum Passing Score (MPS), the pass-fail result, and the percentile ranking associated with your Scaled
Score.

The Scaled Score is a transformation of the number of correctly answered questions that adjusts for the difficulty of the
test in such a way that the results of different versions of the examination have the same meaning. Scaled Scores can
range from 200 to 800 and are based on your responses to the questions in the performance modules and the General
Family Medicine portion of the examination.

The MPS is the lowest possible score necessary to pass the examination. The MPS is re-evaluated periodically by the
ABFM Board of Directors. This evaluation is accomplished by conducting a standard-setting exercise with large groups
of ABFM Diplomates who rate the difficulty of each examination question. These ratings are aggregated and analyzed to
produce a recommended MPS and then are presented to the Examination Committee of the Board of Directors. The
ABFM Board of Directors has charged the Examination Committee with the responsibility of final approval of the MPS
for each examination that we administer.

The Percentile Rank is the percentage of other examinees in your group who have scores equal to or lower than your
score. For example, a percentile rank of 70 indicates that 70 percent of examinees have an examination score at or below
your score.

The remainder of the report is divided into four sections that provide raw score (count) indicators of your performance
when compared with national norms.

Performance by Module uses raw scores to summarize how well you performed on the two 45-question
modules that you selected.

General Family Medicine Items uses raw scores to summarize your performance on the 260 multiple-choice
questions (MCQs) that were given to all candidates.

Performance by Organ System/Blueprint Category details your performance on the General Family Medicine
items, with the 260 questions categorized by major organ systems and other content domains defined by the
ABFM examination blueprint. For blueprint details, https://www.theabfm.org/cert/CertRecertExaminationOutline.pdf.

Performance by Clinical Category describes your performance on the General Family Medicine items with the
260 questions categorized in nine major clinical domains.
 American Board of Family Medicine
2008 Recertification Examination
Performance Report - 08/02/2008

Candidate Examination Re ult Pa Percentile Rank 57

, M.D. Scaled Score: 530 Number of Unanswered Items: 0

Minimum Passing Score: 390

Total Group Total Group

Number Number Percent Average Average
Score Description Of Items Correct Correct Correct Percent Correct

Performance By Module
Geriatrics 45 36 80.0 34.3 76.1
Ambulatory Family Medicine 45 35 77.8 34.0 75.5

General Family Medicine Items

Total MCQ, Non-Modules 260 191 73.5 192.3 73.9

Performance By Organ System / Blueprint Category

Respiratory System 33 23 69.7 25.0 75.9
Cardiovascular System 31 22 71.0 22.7 73.4
Musculoskeletal System 31 22 71.0 23.2 74.9
Gastrointestinal System 19 12 63.2 13.7 72.3
Special Sensory (visual, hearing, etc.) 6 4 66.7 4.5 74.2
Endocrine System 21 17 81.0 16.1 76.8
Integumentary 15 11 73.3 10.9 72.8
Neurologic 14 11 78.6 10.0 71.3
Psychogenic (psychological, behavioral, mental health) 11 8 72.7 8.3 75.6
Female Reproductive System 10 8 80.0 7.3 72.6
Male Reproductive System 4 3 75.0 3.3 83.2
Nephrologic System 7 5 71.4 4.6 65.6
Hematologic System 7 6 85.7 4.5 64.3
Non-Specific System 24 17 70.8 17.8 74.2
Population-based Care 13 10 76.9 8.6 65.9
Patient-Based Systems 14 12 85.7 11.7 83.5

Performance By Clinical Category

Adult Medicine 89 65 73.0 66.0 74.2
Care of the Surgical Patient 35 23 65.7 25.9 74.0
Maternity Care 7 5 71.4 4.9 70.4
Community Medicine 27 20 74.1 19.1 70.8
Care of Children and Adolescents 36 28 77.8 26.3 73.2
Mental Health 18 13 72.2 13.7 76.0
Care of the Elderly 22 18 81.8 16.4 74.4
Care of the Female Patient 9 6 66.7 6.7 75.0
Emergent & Urgent Care 17 13 76.5 13.2 77.4

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