Certification status of family physicians in the initial cohort entering maintenance of certification.

There existed considerable concern that participation in Maintenance of Certification by board-certified physicians would be less than optimal when it was introduced by the American Board of Medical Specialties in 2000. However, family physicians who entered the first 10-year Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians cycle in 2003 participated at levels consistent with historical norms. © Copyright 2014 by the American Board of Family Medicine.