Family Medicine Item Writing Needs

This resource information is only intended for use by registered ABPS subject matter experts.

Updated March 2019

When writing new items, we ask that you focus on areas of greatest need, as indicated by the table below:

	Category	Number of Items Needed
1	Allergies / Immunology	14
2	Alternative Medicine
3	Cardiovascular Diseases	9
4	Dermatology	9
5	Domestic Violence	10
6	Endocrinology	7
7	Epidemiology
8	Gastroenterology	10
9	General Surgery	5
10	Geriatrics	16
11	Hematology / Oncology	3
12	Infectious Diseases
13	Medical and Surgical Emergencies	4
14	Neurology	2
15	Nutrition	13
16	Obstetrics / Gynecology
17	Occupational Medicine	9
18	Ophthalmology	2
19	Orthopedics
20	Otorhinolaryngology	15
21	Pathology – Tissue and Laboratory Values	12
22	Pediatrics
23	Preventive Medicine	15
24	Psychiatry	10
25	Public Health	2
26	Radiology	6
27	Renal Diseases	11
28	Respiratory Diseases	7
29	Rheumatology	4
30	Signs and Symptoms of Diseases	10
31	Sports Medicine	8
32	Urology	9
33	Ethics	2

If you are in need of assistance with your assignment, please contact Certification staff at certification@abpsus.org.

Click here for the ABPS Item Writing Guide.

Click here for step by step instructions on how to submit items.

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