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    "parent_ownership": "The American Board of Family Medicine is a non-profit, independent medical association. It is one of the 24 medical specialty boards that constitute the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).",
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      "American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians (AOBFP)",
      "American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS)"
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