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 —

Exploring Faculty Perspectives on Using AI to Support Individualized Learning Plan Goal-Writing

Karen M. Isaacs, MD, MPH | Nicole Freund, PhD | Nicole Delgado-Salisbury, EdD | Tana Chongsuwat, MD, MPH | Kathleen M. Young, PhD, MPH

Published: 8/3/2026

Citation: 10.22454/PRiMER.2026.443890

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Street Stories: Fostering Humanism in Family Medicine

Seth Chauhan, MD | Abby Devlin, DO | Kayla Kruse, MD | Hayden True, MD | Amy Curry, MD | Maurice Duggins, MD | Lisa Gilbert, MD | Dulcinea Rakestraw, PhD, MPH

Published: 8/3/2026

Citation: 10.22454/PRiMER.2026.971042

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Evaluating Financial Literacy Among Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Isaac Daybell, BS | Kaitlyn Hohl, BA | Jesse Bracamonte, MD | Umesh Sharma, MD, MBA

Published: 7/23/2026

Citation: 10.22454/PRiMER.2026.325521

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Using Mask-Making to Foster Growth Mindset and Address Implicit Bias

Nazeh Saad, BS | Rima Charara, PharmD | Jennifer Mendez, PhD | Dena Nazer, MD

Published: 7/21/2026

Citation: 10.22454/PRiMER.2026.123528

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Medical Students’ Interest in Serving Medically Underserved Populations: A Follow-Up Study

Nora Gimpel, MD | Chance Strenth, PhD | Luke Coffman, MD | So-Van Maxwell, BA | Hira Hasan, MS, MA

Published: 7/21/2026

Citation: 10.22454/PRiMER.2026.383207

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