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 —

Methodology and Sample Representativeness of the CERA 2026 Clerkship Director Survey

Kento Sonoda, MD, MPH | Amanda Kost, MD, MEd | Bryce A. Ringwald, MD

Published: 10/23/2026

Citation: 10.22454/PRiMER.2026.0110

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Review, Methodology, and Representativeness of the CERA 2026 Spring Program Director Survey

Alexis Reedy-Cooper, MD, MPH | KrisEmily McCrory, MD, MS Med Ed, MA | Bryce A. Ringwald, MD

Published: 10/21/2026

Citation: 10.22454/PRiMER.2026.0100

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From Workshop to Simulation: Assessing I-PASS Handoff Skills in an Integrated Preclerkship Curriculum

Kenji Aoki, AB | Teresa Schiff-Elfalan, MD | Maya Maxym, MD | Leimomi Kanagusuku, MD | Kyle Ishikawa, MS | Jonathan Phisayavong, MS | Jannet Lee-Jayaram, MD

Published: 10/21/2026

Citation: 10.22454/PRiMER.2026.0065

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— RESEARCH BRIEF —

Performance of Claude 3.5 Sonnet Compared to Human Readers of The New England Journal of Medicine Clinical Case Challenges

Jack Litwin, BS | Daniel J. Parente, MD, PhD

Published: 10/16/2026

Citation: 10.22454/PRiMER.2025.0129

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— PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE —

Faculty Development Through SOAP Advising

Andres L. Rodriguez, MD | Tomoko Sairenji, MD | Nina Piazza, MD | Nicole Bentze, DO | Kento Sonoda, MD, MPH | Sarah E. Stumbar, MD, MPH

Published: 10/16/2026

Citation: 10.22454/PRiMER.2026.0081

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