ATI - Mapping the Future of Testing
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine · 1999
One of the primary functions of the American Board of Family Practice (ABFP) is to certify and recertify family physicians.In an effort to improve the evaluation of family physicians, the Board created a subsidiary in 1997 devoted to developing and implementing state-of-the-art examinations by incorporating the most modern technology available. Testing Subsidiary FormedThis new subsidiary, Assessment Technologies, Inc. (AT!), is based in Lexington, Ky, and is a forprofit division of the ABFP's Family Practice Technologies, Inc. ATI is charged with the responsibility of developing computer-based certification and recertification examinations for the ABFP, and developing and supporting computerbased testing administration systems.ATI is governed by a 7 -member board of directors including Robert Avant, MD, Executive Director of the ABFP, who serves as president, and Paul Young, MD, former executive director of the ABFp, who serves as chairman of the board.The professional staff of ATI consists of two distinct divisions.