Lexington, Kentucky September, 2005 - The American Board of Family Medicine is pleased to announce the successful completion of its Certification Examination by Dr. Evelyn Kelly Anderson. Board certification confers a standard of excellence in knowledge and practice to physicians who not only certify via the examination process, but who also work diligently on the maintenance of these skills during the seven-year cycles between examinations.

The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), one of twenty-four Member Boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties, is the second largest medical specialty board in the United States. Founded in 1969, it is a voluntary, not-for-profit, private organization whose purposes include improving the quality of medical care available to the public, establishing and maintaining standards of excellence in the specialty of Family Medicine, improving the standards for education in the specialty, and determining by evaluation the fitness of specialists in the field of Family Medicine who apply for and hold certificates.

To achieve certification by the ABFM, a family physician must successfully complete a three-year accredited Family Medicine residency program; possess a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States; successfully complete a one-day examination of cognitive knowledge and problem-solving abilities. This examination covers the disciplines of the specialty including but not limited to: adult medicine; care of newborns, infants, children and adolescents; maternity and gynecological care; community medicine; care of the older patient; human behavior and mental health; and care of the surgical patient.

Additional information about the American Board of Family Medicine may be obtained at its website at www.theabfm.org