PRiMER

Peer-Reviewed Reports in Medical Education Research (PRiMER) is an open-access scholarly journal of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. As a companion to other STFM journals, PRiMER is focused on publishing small, rigorously designed original research briefs in medical education and health workforce policy, as well as learner research.

PRiMER is a PubMed Central full participation journal, and all articles published in PRiMER are indexed in PubMed. 

E-ISSN: 2575-7873

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Recent Articles


— RESEARCH BRIEF —

Trainee Well-Being in the Digital Age: Correlations Between Use of Artificial Intelligence and Burnout, Distress, and Program Satisfaction

Danielle L. Terry, PhD, ABPP | Brandon Gonzalez, BS

Published: 10/9/2026

Citation: 10.22454/PRIMER.2026.0078

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— LETTER TO THE EDITOR —

Ambient AI in Residency Training: A Call for Competency-Based Documentation Milestones

Eashum Rehman

Published: 10/9/2026

Citation: 10.22454/PRIMER.2026.0089

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— LEARNER RESEARCH —

Rural Content on United States Medical School Websites

Thomas Basala, BS† | Anna Harmeling, MS | Emilio Romano, BS | Aaron Bae, BA | Yasine Keddari, BS | Matthew Wixson, MD

Published: 10/7/2026

Citation: 10.22454/PRIMER.2026.0054

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— EDITORIAL —

Pursuing Quality

Christopher P. Morley, PhD

Published: 9/15/2026

Citation: 10.22454/PRiMER.2026.575398

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— RESEARCH BRIEF —

Comparative Outcomes of ChatGPT Versus Faculty-Facilitated Simulation Design by Medical Students

Chad N. Taniguchi, MD | Keely Myers, MD | Erin Jyo, MD | Kyle Ishikawa, MS | Benjamin W. Berg, MD | Jannet Lee-Jayaram, MD

Published: 9/10/2026

Citation: 10.22454/PRiMER.2026.243533

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