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The 2025 CERA Department Chair Survey achieved an acceptable response rate, and sample respondents were representative of the potential population. The methods described can inform future multi-institutional educational surveys: journals.stfm.org/primer/2026/...

Competency-based medical education (CBME) provides a paradigm shift in graduate medical education focusing on predefined competencies rather than time.

The results of this 1-year project indicate a positive trajectory for implementation of CBME: journals.stfm.org/primer/2026/...

Faculty that are underrepresented in academic family medicine have limited support for scholarship. In this study, the factor of chair allyship did not predict institutional support, and many chairs failed to recognize the minority tax: journals.stfm.org/primer/2026/...

This study found the modified Sundhagen suture assessment tool demonstrated fair to moderate reliability when used to evaluate family medicine residents: journals.stfm.org/primer/2026/...

Patients are accepting of voter registration assistance in a family medicine residency clinic. Increased civic engagement can lead to health outcomes that improve health equity.

Here's a link to this letter to the editor: journals.stfm.org/primer/2026/...

Competency-based medical education (CBME) provides a paradigm shift in GME, focusing on predefined competencies rather than time. Authors assessed how implementation of CBME was perceived by residents, affected resident knowledge, and more: journals.stfm.org/primer/2026/...

Authors in this study explored family medicine department chairs’ racial allyship, their identification of scholarship barriers faced by URiFM faculty, and the existence of initiatives to increase scholarship: journals.stfm.org/primer/2026/...

This study evaluated the interrater reliability of a suture assessment tool developed by Sundhagen et al when used by family medicine faculty to evaluate the simple interrupted suturing skills of family medicine residents: journals.stfm.org/primer/2026/...

Learn how the CERA Department Chair Survey supports rigorous, representative research and guides future inquiry in academic family medicine leadership: journals.stfm.org/primer/2026/...

"As medical students with a vested interest in addressing burnout and promoting wellness among future physicians, we were deeply intrigued by the article 'Resident Perspectives on a Wellness Program: A Qualitative Analysis.'": journals.stfm.org/primer/2026/...

"Dr Petrilli and colleagues offer a clear, practice-grounded framework for launching multi-institutional quality improvement collaboratives."

Letter to the Editor: "Right-Sizing QI Collaboratives for Real-World, Resource-Lean Residency Settings": journals.stfm.org/primer/2025/...

This study aimed to investigate the incentives and barriers family physicians face when deciding to serve as clinical preceptors, and to explain why these physicians become, remain, and/or stop serving as preceptors: journals.stfm.org/primer/2025/...

This analysis of 41,684 evaluations shows rural preceptors match or exceed nonrural teaching effectiveness, meeting accreditation standards. Educational quality was found to be consistent across sites, but ...: journals.stfm.org/primer/2025/...

"As medical students with a vested interest in addressing burnout and promoting wellness among future physicians, we were deeply intrigued by the article 'Resident Perspectives on a Wellness Program: A Qualitative Analysis.'"
journals.stfm.org/primer/2026/...

Underrepresented in family medicine (URiFM) physicians hold 14.42% of US family medicine faculty positions. Authors explored family medicine department chairs’ racial allyship, their identification of scholarship barriers faced by URiFM faculty, and more: journals.stfm.org/primer/2026/...

The University of Washington and other medical schools utilize a distributed medical education model to train medical students in real-world community settings. This study compared student perceptions of rural and nonrural preceptor teaching: journals.stfm.org/primer/2025/...

Implementing an elective that combines didactics and volunteer experiences can improve medical students’ self-reported perceptions of people with substance use disorders and interest in primary care and addiction medicine: journals.stfm.org/primer/2025/...

This paper describes the methodology of the 2025 CERA Clerkship Director (CD) Survey and demographic results of respondents. Targeted outreach to osteopathic schools to identify their clerkship directors is planned prior to the launch of the 2026 CD survey: journals.stfm.org/primer/2025/...

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has become an essential tool in managing diabetes, offering real-time insights. This study demonstrates the value of experiential learning in improving health care providers' competence with diabetes technologies: journals.stfm.org/primer/2025/...

In this analysis of peer-review trends in the journal PRiMER, the authors found that both acceptance and completion rates of peer-review invitations are declining. It is getting harder for journal editors to recruit reviewers: journals.stfm.org/primer/2025/...

This retrospective cohort study using 3 years of monthly data exported from Epic’s Signal database found that an EHR training program enhanced FM residents’ proficiency but did not improve efficiency in the use of the EHR platform: journals.stfm.org/primer/2025/...

Limited access to both pharmacies and nutritious food options places an added burden on vulnerable populations, contributing to challenges in managing chronic diseases and maintaining overall health: journals.stfm.org/primer/2025/...

"In the study by Sunu et al, cognitive behavioral therapy did not decrease BMI in patients with major depressive disorder which could demonstrate undiagnosed atypical depression or binge eating disorder."

In this letter to the editor: journals.stfm.org/primer/2025/...

This study of 94 participants found no significant difference in overall knowledge transfer between traditional and newer poster designs such as "BetterPoster". However, the BetterPoster format was found to improve knowledge related to key concepts of the case: journals.stfm.org/primer/2025/...

Exposure to people who use drugs may positively impact medical students’ attitudes and knowledge in caring for patients with substance use disorders. However, gaps in knowledge and self-confidence persist, particularly in preclinical years: journals.stfm.org/primer/2025/...

Family medicine’s underrepresentation in research begins during the residency application process or sooner. Increased involvement in family medicine research among medical students should be a key component of strategies for bridging the research gap: journals.stfm.org/primer/2025/...

Based on survey responses and open-ended suggestions, several clear themes for future curricular development emerged. For LGBTQIA+ health education to be effective in residency programs, it must be comprehensive, community-engaged, and practice-oriented: journals.stfm.org/primer/2025/...

This study evaluated the responses generated by ChatGPT regarding the 10 most frequently encountered primary care diagnoses. The responses were assessed for appropriateness and readability by two primary care physicians: journals.stfm.org/primer/2025/...

With the advent of artificial intelligence, it is possible for people to generate many letters to the editor.

At the PRiMER journal, the editorial team encountered such an instance in the summer of 2025, and believe it important to report to the field: journals.stfm.org/primer/2025/...

In this multicenter, cross-sectional study of 240 residents from six hospitals, the Postgraduate Hospital Educational Environment Measure questionnaire showed strong internal consistency and structural validity for assessing the FMR learning environment in China: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...