The FSMB and the NBME recognize that standardization of the assessment process; individualized, practice-relevant assessments; integration with educational programs and a cost-effective delivery model are essential to providing high-quality physician assessments. Collaboration with local programs allows for a more comprehensive assessment that can be tailored to the individual physician's practice and enables the physician to obtain assessment at a center that is more geographically convenient. Since the majority of collaborators are associated with medical schools and training programs, education and remediation can also be incorporated as part of the assessment process.

The PLAS currently provides or is working to establish collaborative relationships to provide assessment services to the following programs:

• Albany Medical College in New York
• Center for Personalized Education for Physicians (CPEP)
• Physician Assessment and Clinical Education Program (PACE) at the University of California, San Diego
• PMSCO Healthcare Consulting
• Texas A&M University
• University of Florida
• University of Wisconsin in Madison

Information about obtaining an assessment through these collaborators can be obtained directly from the programs through the contact information provided below. Information can also be obtained by contacting the PLAS at 817-868-4022, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (CST), or via e-mail at plas@fsmb.org.

California
Physician Assessment and Clinical Education Program (PACE)
UCSD School of Medicine/Medical Center
200 West Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA  92103-8204
(619) 543-5478 Office
(619) 543-2353 Fax
Contact: Peter Boal
E-mail: pboal@ucsd.edu
Website: http://www.paceprogram.ucsd.edu

Colorado
Center for Personalized Education for Physicians (CPEP)
7351 Lowry Boulevard, Suite 100
Denver, Colorado 80230
(303) 577-3232 Office
(303) 577-3241 Fax
Contact: Elizabeth Korinek, MPH
E-mail: cpep@cpepdoc.org
Website: www.cpepdoc.org

Florida
Florida Competency Advancement Program
P.O. Box 100254
Gainesville, FL  32610
(352) 846-3292 Office
Contact: Nikolaus Gravenstein, PhD
E-mail: NGravenstein@anest.ufl.edu

New York
Upstate New York Clinical Competency Center at Albany Medical College
MC #34
47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY  12208
(518) 262-5919 Office
(518) 262-5029 Fax
Contact: Henry Pohl, MD
E-mail: PohlH@mail.amc.edu

Pennsylvania
PMSCO Healthcare Consulting
777 East Park Drive, P.O. Box 69067
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17106-9067
(717) 561-9300 Office
(717) 561-9339 Fax
Contact: Marcia A. Lammando, RN, BSN, MHSA
E-mail: mlammando@consultpmsco.com
Website: http://www.consultpmsco.com

Texas
KSTAR (Knowledge Skills Training Assessment and Research)
Texas A&M Univ System Health Science Center
Rural and Community Health Institute
3833 Texas Avenue, Suite 150
Bryan, Texas 77802
(979) 862-5001 Office
(979) 862/5015 Fax
Contact: Kathy Mechler
E-mail: Mechler@tamhsc.edu
Website: http://www.rchitexas.org

Wisconsin
Physician Assessment Program
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
750 Highland Avenue, #4261
Madison, WI  53705
(608) 263-6637 Office
(608) 262-8421 Fax
Contact: Cathy Means
E-mail: cjmeans@wisc.edu
Website: http://www.cme.wisc.edu (select "Physician Assessment and Individualized CME" link)

Contact information for other collaborators will be provided as it becomes available.