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.

E-ISSN: 2575-7873

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Recent Articles


— RESEARCH BRIEF —

To Teach or Not to Teach: Incentives and Barriers Impacting Clinical Preceptorship in Family Medicine

Dylan Mechling, MD | Heather Brougham, DO | Carlos Rodriguez, PhD | Julia Kendrick, MA | Melissa Johnson, MD

Published: 12/23/2025

Citation: 10.22454/PRiMER.2025.863726

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— RESEARCH BRIEF —

Outcomes of Student Evaluations of Rural and Nonrural Medical Student Preceptors

Elle Larson | Lars Ponsness | John McCarthy, MD | Toby Keys, MA, MPH

Published: 12/19/2025

Citation: 10.22454/PRiMER.2025.315072

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— LETTER TO THE EDITOR —

Right-Sizing QI Collaboratives for Real-World, Resource-Lean Residency Settings

Richard Guthmann, MD, MPH | Tara Kennedy, MD | Jeff Hostetter, MD, MS | Mollie Wetstein, MD

Published: 12/16/2025

Citation: 10.22454/PRiMER.2025.319631

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— EDITORIAL —

An Emerging Issue in Journal Publishing: The Use of Artificial Intelligence to Generate Letters to the Editor

Christopher P. Morley, PhD | Amanda Kost, MD, MEd | Tyler Barreto, MD, MPH | Kristen L. Bene, PhD | John W. Epling, MD, MSEd | Joel J. Heidelbaugh, MD | Amy L. Lee, MD | Julie P. Phillips, MD, MPH | Jacob Prunuske, MD, MSPH | Andrea L. Wendling, MD | Sam Grammer, BA

Published: 11/14/2025

Citation: 10.22454/PRiMER.2025.391630

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— RESEARCH BRIEF —

Impact of a Preclinical Elective on Medical Student Attitudes Toward People With Substance Use Disorders

Colleen Cooper, MD | Rebecca E. Rdesinski, MSW, MPH | Angela Douglas, MD | Heidi Grompe, MD | Hannah Kamsky, RN | Rebecca E. Cantone, MD

Published: 11/11/2025

Citation: 10.22454/PRiMER.2025.720702

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