Family Medicine Board Pass Rates

Estimated Family Medicine Board Pass Rates By Program

Over the last five years, the American Board of Family Medicine exam has had one of the lowest pass rates of any medical board examination. Many physicians raised inquiries as to whether the difficulty level or scoring criteria of the test had changed. The ABFM denied any changes in either area, noting that the change in results may be due to a change in the exam requirements. In 2007, it became possible for candidates to extend their certification period from seven to ten years, meaning physicians would not need to be re-certified as frequently. For several years thereafter, this changed the “normal” pool of candidates taking the exam compared to years past. The pass rate for first-time exam-takers continues to be higher than that for repeat test-takers.

  • University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler100 %
  • University of Florida89 %
  • Indiana University School of Medicine89 %
  • Tufts University at Cambridge Health Alliance89 %
  • University of California (San Diego)89 %
  • Duke University Hospital88 %
  • Boston Medical Center88 %
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)87 %
  • Emory University87 %
  • University of North Carolina Hospitals87 %
  • University of New Mexico87 %
  • University of Washington87 %
  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (Norwegian American)87 %
  • Oregon Health & Science University87 %
  • College of Medicine Mayo Clinic (Rochester)86 %
  • University of Michigan86 %
  • Carolinas Medical Center86 %
  • University of Maryland86 %
  • University of Pennsylvania86 %
  • University of Wisconsin (Madison)86 %
  • University of California (San Francisco)85 %
  • Ohio State University Hospital85 %
  • University of Colorado Denver (University Hospital)84 %
  • Concord Hospital/New Hampshire-Dartmouth Family Medicine78 %
  • Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center78 %
  • Maine Medical Center78 %
  • University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago78 %
  • Providence Hospital/Georgetown University Hospital78 %
  • Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Case Medical Center77 %
  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics77 %
  • University of Kentucky College of Medicine77 %
  • Thomas Jefferson University76 %
  • Carolinas Medical Center Union76 %
  • Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center of Chicago76 %
  • University of Louisville76 %
  • University of Colorado Denver (HealthONE Rose Medical Center)76 %
  • University of Kansas School of Medicine76 %
  • University of Chicago (NorthShore)76 %
  • University of California (Irvine)76 %
  • University of Massachusetts76 %
  • Baylor College of Medicine76 %
  • University of Nevada School of Medicine (Las Vegas)76 %
  • Albany Medical Center76 %
  • UPMC Medical Education (Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital)76 %
  • University of Missouri at Kansas City76 %
  • Western Michigan University School of Medicine76 %
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center76 %
  • University of Utah76 %
  • UPMC Medical Education (St Margaret Hospital)76 %
  • University of Texas at Houston75 %
  • Community Hospitals of Indianapolis75 %
  • University of Arizona75 %
  • St Louis University School of Medicine75 %
  • University of California (Davis) Health System75 %
  • University of Hawaii75 %
  • Bayfront Medical Center75 %
  • Indiana University School of Medicine/Riggs Community Health Center75 %
  • William Beaumont Hospital75 %
  • Wake Forest University School of Medicine75 %
  • UCLA Medical Center74 %
  • Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa/University of California (San Francisco)69 %
  • Rush University Medical Center/Copley Memorial Hospital69 %
  • Scripps Mercy Hospital (Chula Vista)69 %
  • St Vincents Medical Center69 %
  • California Hospital Medical Center (Los Angeles)/University of Southern California69 %
  • Texas Tech University (Amarillo)69 %
  • St Josephs Regional Medical Center (South Bend)69 %
  • Louisiana State University (Shreveport)69 %
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Area Health Education Center-Magnolia Rural69 %
  • Methodist Hospital (Houston)68 %
  • Southern Illinois University (Carbondale)68 %
  • Memorial Health-University Medical Center/Mercer University School of Medicine (Savannah)68 %
  • Medical College of Georgia68 %
  • University of Wyoming (Casper)68 %
  • Providence Hospital/Alaska Family Medicine68 %
  • Family Medicine Residency of Idaho68 %
  • Exempla St Joseph Hospital68 %
  • Riverside Methodist Hospitals (OhioHealth)68 %
  • Baylor Medical Center at Garland68 %
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine Rural68 %
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (Austin)68 %
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center68 %
  • Sutter Health68 %
  • Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University (Sinai Grace)68 %
  • University of Kentucky College of Medicine (Morehead) Rural68 %
  • University of Minnesota/Methodist Hospital68 %
  • Kaiser Permanente Medical Group (Northern California)/Santa Rosa67 %
  • University of Nevada School of Medicine67 %
  • Howard University67 %
  • Wayne State University School of Medicine67 %
  • University of Montana67 %
  • Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Fontana)67 %
  • University of California (San Francisco)/Fresno67 %
  • University of New Mexico (Santa Fe) Rural67 %
  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center67 %
  • Scottsdale Healthcare-Osborn67 %
  • University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care67 %
  • St Vincent Hospitals and Health Care Center67 %
  • SUNY at Stony Brook67 %
  • Penn State University/Good Samaritan Hospital67 %
  • Swedish Covenant Hospital67 %
  • University of Rochester/Highland Hospital of Rochester67 %
  • UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School67 %
  • University of Tennessee (Jackson)67 %
  • University of Alabama Medical Center (Huntsville)67 %
  • NSLIJHS/Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Southside Hospital67 %
  • Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne State University67 %
  • Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University Hospital67 %
  • Florida State University College of Medicine/Lee Memorial Health System67 %
  • Creighton University67 %
  • Idaho State University67 %
  • Carolinas Medical Center (Northeast-Cabarrus)67 %
  • Kaiser Permanente Southern California (San Diego)66 %
  • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio66 %
  • University of Kansas (Wichita)/Salina66 %
  • Phoenix Baptist Hospital and Medical Center66 %
  • University of Minnesota/St Josephs Hospital66 %
  • Kern Medical Center66 %
  • University of Kansas (Wichita)/Via Christi Hospitals Wichita65 %
  • University of Kansas (Wichita)/Wesley65 %
  • UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School/Capital Health System-Fuld Campus65 %
  • Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine65 %
  • Long Beach Memorial Medical Center65 %
  • Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (Waukesha)65 %
  • University of Colorado Denver (HealthOne Swedish Medical Center)65 %
  • Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (St Joseph)65 %
  • Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (Columbia-St Marys)65 %
  • Utah Valley Regional Medical Center65 %
  • Southern Illinois University65 %
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine65 %
  • University of Virginia65 %
  • Presence Resurrection Medical Center65 %
  • Texas Tech University (Lubbock)65 %
  • University of Minnesota/St Cloud Hospital65 %
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine65 %
  • University of Minnesota/University of Minnesota Medical Center (Fairview)65 %
  • University of Wisconsin (Wausau)65 %
  • Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital65 %
  • University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria64 %
  • Aurora Health Care64 %
  • University of North Dakota (Bismarck)64 %
  • Mercy Medical Center (Mason City)64 %
  • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (McAllen)64 %
  • University of Arizona College of Medicine at South Campus64 %
  • University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago/Advocate Illinois Masonic Med Ctr64 %
  • University of Minnesota/St Johns Hospital64 %
  • OConnor Hospital (San Jose)64 %
  • Methodist Hospital of Sacramento64 %
  • Christ Hospital/University of Cincinnati College of Medicine64 %
  • Case Western Reserve University (MetroHealth)64 %
  • University of South Florida Morsani (Morton Plant Mease Health Care)64 %
  • Tripler Army Medical Center64 %
  • University of South Alabama64 %
  • St Louis University School of Medicine (Belleville)64 %
  • Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Riverside)64 %
  • Munson Medical Center64 %
  • Medical Center of Central Georgia/Mercer University School of Medicine64 %
  • St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center63 %
  • University of Wyoming (Cheyenne)63 %
  • College of Medicine Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville)63 %
  • Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center63 %
  • Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Los Angeles)63 %
  • Loyola University/Cook County Hospital63 %
  • Loma Linda-Inland Empire Consortium for Healthcare Education63 %
  • West Virginia University63 %
  • University of Connecticut63 %
  • Stamford Hospital/Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons62 %
  • National Capital Consortium (Fort Belvoir Community Hospital)62 %
  • Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Anaheim)61 %
  • Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine59 %
  • John Peter Smith Hospital (Tarrant County Hospital District)59 %
  • Southern Illinois University (Decatur)59 %
  • University of Missouri-Columbia59 %
  • Methodist Health System Dallas59 %
  • San Jacinto Methodist Hospital59 %
  • Middlesex Hospital59 %
  • Contra Costa Regional Medical Center59 %
  • Sierra Vista59 %
  • McLennan County Medical Education and Research Foundation59 %
  • West Virginia University Rural59 %
  • University of Puerto Rico59 %
  • MultiCare Medical Center59 %
  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (Lawton)59 %
  • Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth59 %
  • Deaconess Hospital59 %
  • TriHealth (Bethesda North Hospital)59 %
  • Kaiser Permanente Medical Group (Northern California)/Napa-Solano59 %
  • The Medical Center (Columbus)59 %
  • Northridge Hospital Medical Center59 %
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical School59 %
  • Texas Tech University (Permian Basin)58 %
  • Union Hospital58 %
  • University of Louisville (Glasgow)58 %
  • Naval Hospital (Pensacola)58 %
  • Swedish Medical Center/Cherry Hill58 %
  • St Mary-Corwin Medical Center/Southern Colorado Family Medicine58 %
  • Greenville Hospital System/University of South Carolina58 %
  • Oakland Physicians Medical Center58 %
  • Atlanta Medical Center58 %
  • Rapid City Regional Hospital58 %
  • Reading Health System58 %
  • Centra Health58 %
  • Eastern Virginia Medical School (Ghent)58 %
  • St Francis Hospital and Health Centers58 %
  • Chestnut Hill Hospital58 %
  • University of Oklahoma College of Medicine-Tulsa58 %
  • Arrowhead Regional Medical Center58 %
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences AHEC (South Central)58 %
  • St John Hospital and Medical Center58 %
  • MedStar Franklin Square Hospital Center58 %
  • Altru Health System (Grand Forks)58 %
  • Genesis Health System (Quad Cities)58 %
  • University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals58 %
  • Marquette General Hospital58 %
  • McKay-Dee Hospital Center58 %
  • West Kendall Baptist Hospital/Florida International University58 %
  • Mercy Medical Center (Redding)58 %
  • St Marys Hospital and Medical Center58 %
  • Mountain Area Health Education Center58 %
  • University of Wisconsin (Eau Claire)58 %
  • Christiana Care Health Services58 %
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences AHEC (Southwest)58 %
  • Shasta Community Health Center58 %
  • UPMC Medical Education (McKeesport Hospital)57 %
  • Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital57 %
  • William Beaumont Hospital-Grosse Pointe57 %
  • Institute for Family Health (Harlem)57 %
  • Dr Ramon E Betances Hospital-Mayaguez Medical Center57 %
  • Susquehanna Health System/Williamsport Hospital and Medical Center57 %
  • East Jefferson General Hospital57 %
  • In His Image at St John Medical Center57 %
  • St Vincent Health Center57 %
  • Carle Foundation Hospital57 %
  • Eastern Maine Medical Center57 %
  • Summa Health System/NEOMED57 %
  • Southern Illinois University (Quincy)57 %
  • Brooklyn Hospital Center57 %
  • Research Medical Center57 %
  • University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville57 %
  • Christus Santa Rosa Health Care57 %
  • Underwood-Memorial Hospital57 %
  • Flower Hospital57 %
  • Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital57 %
  • United Hospital Center57 %
  • Montana Family Medicine Residency57 %
  • Aultman Hospital/NEOMED57 %
  • Loma Linda University (Hanford) Rural57 %
  • Mercy Memorial Hospital System57 %
  • Mercy Medical Center (Merced)57 %
  • Mercy Hospital Medical Center (Des Moines)57 %
  • Mercy Health System57 %
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences AHEC (Northeast)57 %
  • MacNeal Hospital57 %
  • McLeod Regional Medical Center57 %
  • Naval Hospital (Jacksonville)57 %
  • Kaweah Delta Health Care District (KDHCD)57 %
  • Valley Baptist Medical Center57 %
  • US Air Force Regional Hospital/Headquarters Air Armament Center (AFMC)57 %
  • Adventist Hinsdale Hospital57 %
  • JFK Medical Center57 %
  • Jackson Memorial Hospital/Jackson Health System57 %
  • Oakwood Annapolis Hospital57 %
  • Jamaica Hospital Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine57 %
  • Northeast Iowa Medical Education Foundation57 %
  • University Medical Center/Louisiana State University (Lafayette)57 %
  • Bella Vista Hospital57 %
  • Texas A&M; Health Science Center Bryan/College Station57 %
  • Florida Hospital Medical Center57 %
  • Clinton Memorial Hospital/University of Cincinnati College of Medicine56 %
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences AHEC (Northwest)56 %
  • Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital56 %
  • Chippenham and Johnston-Willis Hospitals56 %
  • St Mary Mercy Hospital56 %
  • University of Tennessee/Saint Francis56 %
  • Christ Community Health Services56 %
  • SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse/St Josephs Hospital Health Center56 %
  • Swedish Medical Center/First Hill56 %
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L Foster School of Medicine56 %
  • Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital56 %
  • Conroe Medical Education Foundation56 %
  • Steward Carney Hospital Inc56 %
  • Atlantic Health (Overlook)56 %
  • Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island/Brown University56 %
  • North Colorado Medical Center Rural56 %
  • Louisiana State University (Bogalusa)56 %
  • Louisiana State University (Kenner)56 %
  • Fairview Hospital/Cleveland Clinic56 %
  • North Colorado Medical Center56 %
  • Lutheran Medical Center56 %
  • Marshall University School of Medicine56 %
  • Martin Army Community Hospital56 %
  • Geisinger Health System56 %
  • McLaren Regional Medical Center56 %
  • Naval Hospital (Camp Lejeune)56 %
  • Medical Center (Beaver)56 %
  • Naval Hospital (Bremerton)56 %
  • Natividad Medical Center56 %
  • Medical College of Georgia/Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross56 %
  • Mount Carmel Health System56 %
  • Memorial Hermann Hospital System56 %
  • Mike OCallaghan Federal Hospital/Nellis Air Force Base56 %
  • Hunterdon Medical Center56 %
  • Southern Regional Area Health Education Center/Duke University Hospital56 %
  • Allina Hospitals & Clinics56 %
  • South Nassau Communities Hospital56 %
  • Integris Baptist Medical Center/Great Plains56 %
  • Hennepin County Medical Center56 %
  • University of Wisconsin (Fox Valley)56 %
  • Robert Packer Hospital/Guthrie56 %
  • Riverside County Regional Medical Center56 %
  • Group Health Cooperative55 %
  • University of Minnesota (Mankato)55 %
  • Hospital Dr Alejandro Otero Lopez55 %
  • Hoboken University Medical Center/New York Medical College55 %
  • Wyoming Valley55 %
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences AHEC (West)55 %
  • HackensackUMC Mountainside55 %
  • Meharry Medical College55 %
  • Fort Wayne Medical Education55 %
  • Memorial Medical Center (Las Cruces)55 %
  • Grant Medical Center (OhioHealth)55 %
  • Womack Army Medical Center55 %
  • Madigan Healthcare System55 %
  • Center for Family Medicine (Sioux Falls)55 %
  • Western Reserve Health Education/NEOMED55 %
  • Lancaster General Hospital55 %
  • Baton Rouge General Medical Center55 %
  • Glendale Adventist Medical Center55 %
  • East Tennessee State University (Kingsport)55 %
  • Louisiana State University (Lake Charles)55 %
  • University of North Dakota (Minot)55 %
  • Bryn Mawr Hospital55 %
  • Charleston Area Medical Center/West Virginia University (Charleston Division)55 %
  • AnMed Health (Anderson)55 %
  • Advocate Christ Medical Center55 %
  • Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners/Michigan State University55 %
  • Institute for Family Health (Mid-Hudson)55 %
  • Advocate Lutheran General Hospital55 %
  • University of Alabama Medical Center (Selma Dallas County)55 %
  • Allegheny General Hospital-Western Pennsylvania Hospital Med Ed Consortium (Forbes Hospital)55 %
  • Providence Hospital and Medical Centers55 %
  • Providence Health & Services/Hood River Rural55 %
  • Darnall Army Medical Center55 %
  • Providence Health & Services-Oregon/Milwaukee Hospital55 %
  • Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center55 %
  • Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital (Southwest Georgia)55 %
  • University of Tennessee College of Medicine at Chattanooga55 %
  • Texas A&M; College of Medicine-Scott and White55 %
  • Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center (Spokane)55 %
  • Summa Barberton Hospital/NEOMED55 %
  • St Vincents East55 %
  • AnMed Health (Anderson) Rural55 %
  • St Elizabeth Health Center/NEOMED55 %
  • Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System55 %
  • Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University55 %
  • Altoona Regional Health System (Altoona Hospital Campus)55 %
  • St Peter Hospital55 %
  • Siouxland Medical Education Foundation55 %
  • University of Wisconsin (Baraboo) Rural55 %
  • Ellis Hospital of Schenectady55 %
  • PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center55 %
  • VCU/Riverside Regional Medical Center55 %
  • Tuscaloosa College of Community Health Sciences55 %
  • UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson at CentraState55 %
  • MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital55 %
  • Mountain Area Health Education Center Rural55 %
  • Ventura County Medical Center55 %
  • Vidant Medical Center/East Carolina University55 %
  • Virginia Commonwealth University-Bon Secours (St Francis)55 %
  • Franciscan Skemp Healthcare55 %
  • University of Oklahoma College of Medicine-Tulsa Rural55 %
  • NSLIJHS/Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Glen Cove55 %
  • Trident Medical Center/Medical University of South Carolina55 %
  • North Mississippi Medical Center (Tupelo)55 %
  • North Central Texas Medical Foundation55 %
  • New York Medical College at St Josephs Medical Center55 %
  • Genesys Regional Medical Center54 %
  • Virtua54 %
  • Akron General Medical Center/NEOMED54 %
  • Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (Falls Church)54 %
  • Warren Hospital54 %
  • Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center54 %
  • Baptist Outreach Services (Montgomery)54 %
  • Wright State University/Dayton Community Hospitals54 %
  • Valley Medical Center54 %
  • West Suburban Medical Center54 %
  • Bon Secours Richmond Health System (Blackstone Rural)54 %
  • Wheeling Hospital54 %
  • Oregon Health & Science University (Cascades East)54 %
  • New York Medical College (Phelps)54 %
  • St Lukes Hospital54 %
  • St Marks Health Care Foundation54 %
  • MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland54 %
  • SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn54 %
  • Floyd Medical Center54 %
  • Crozer-Chester Medical Center54 %
  • Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Family Medicine54 %
  • St Joseph Mercy (Livingston) Hospital54 %
  • St Elizabeth Medical Center54 %
  • Poudre Valley Hospital/Fort Collins Family Medicine54 %
  • New Hanover Regional Medical Center54 %
  • Eisenhower Medical Center54 %
  • Nebraska Medical Center/Clarkson Regional Health Service54 %
  • Naval Hospital (Camp Pendleton)54 %
  • Self Regional Healthcare/Greenwood54 %
  • East Tennessee State University54 %
  • St Anthony Hospital54 %
  • Mercy Hospital (St Louis)54 %
  • Trover Clinic Foundation54 %
  • Central Maine Medical Center54 %
  • Hidalgo Medical Services54 %
  • University of Massachusetts (Fitchburg)54 %
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai54 %
  • Abington Memorial Hospital54 %
  • University of Kentucky College of Medicine (Hazard)54 %
  • University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford54 %
  • Louisiana State University (Shreveport) Rural54 %
  • Lincoln Medical Education Partnership54 %
  • Community Health of Central Washington54 %
  • Memorial Hospital of South Bend54 %
  • Washington Hospital53 %
  • York Hospital53 %
  • Valley Consortium for Medical Education Family Medicine53 %
  • Valley Health System/Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University53 %
  • Mercy St Vincent Medical Center/Mercy Health Partners53 %
  • Louisiana State University (Shreveport)/Rapides Regional Medical Center53 %
  • Lehigh Valley Health Network/University of South Florida College of Medicine53 %
  • Morehouse School of Medicine53 %
  • Greater Lawrence Family Health Center53 %
  • Jackson Park Hospital53 %
  • Halifax Medical Center53 %
  • Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Woodland Hills)53 %
  • Latrobe Area Hospital53 %
  • Family Medicine Residency of Idaho Rural53 %
  • Family Medicine Residency of Idaho (Magic Valley) Rural53 %
  • United Health Services Hospitals53 %
  • University at Buffalo53 %
  • University at Buffalo Rural53 %
  • University Medical Center/Louisiana State University (Shreveport)/Monroe53 %
  • Central Michigan University College of Medicine53 %
  • University of Illinois College of Medicine (Rockford) Rural53 %
  • University of Minnesota/North Memorial Hospital53 %
  • Cedar Rapids Medical Education Foundation53 %
  • University of Minnesota (Duluth)53 %
  • Cahaba Medical Care PC53 %
  • Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center53 %
  • Toledo Hospital53 %
  • Kootenai Health53 %
  • East Tennessee State University (Bristol)53 %
  • Presence St Joseph Hospital (Chicago)53 %
  • Somerset Medical Center53 %
  • Palmetto Health/University of South Carolina School of Medicine53 %
  • David Grant Medical Center53 %
  • Sacred Heart Hospital/Temple University (Allentown)53 %
  • Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center52 %
  • Broadlawns Medical Center52 %
  • Eastern Virginia Medical School (Portsmouth)52 %
  • Central Iowa Health System (Iowa Lutheran Hospital)52 %
  • Yuma Regional Medical Center52 %
  • San Joaquin General Hospital52 %
  • Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital52 %
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences52 %
  • St Francis Hospital52 %
  • White Memorial Medical Center51 %
  • Cox Medical Center0 %