Can a fellowship make community doctors better teachers and happier at work?
NCT ID NCT03918122
First seen Sep 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences are testing a Master Preceptor Fellowship, a professional development program for primary care doctors and physician assistants who teach in community clinics. The pilot enrolls four participants who complete surveys before and after the fellowship. The surveys measure teaching confidence, leadership skills, job satisfaction, burnout, and quality of life to see whether the program changes these areas.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a Master Preceptor Fellowship program of professional development for primary care physicians
- What this could lead to
- If the fellowship helps, it could give medical schools a model for training community doctors to teach students better while feeling less burned out.
- What could go wrong
- This pilot enrolls only four doctors, so any changes may reflect chance or the enthusiasm of a small group. Survey answers can also be biased, and the results may not apply to other teaching programs.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
-
4 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
-
Jan 2019
- Finished
-
Dec 2020
- Lead sponsor
-
Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Physicians (MD or DO) or Physician Assistants (PA) that have been in practice for at least one year. Physicians must be board certified or board eligible in family medicine, general internal medicine or general pediatrics. Physician assistants must be certified as a physician assistant.
- Ages
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Have a medicine or physician assistant degree (MD/DO or PA) * Be board certified or board eligible in family medicine, general internal medicine, or general -pediatrics; or be certified as a physician assistant * Have a position in a community-based primary care site * Have a record of practice in a primary care discipline field for at least two years * Be at least 18 years of age Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to adequately speak and comprehend English * Less than 18 years of age
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Knowledge, attitudes, practice are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Pacific northwest university of health sciences
Yakima, Washington, 98901, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can a simple test predict which Doctors-in-Training need help?
- Food safety training put to the test: do workers learn better habits?
- AI tutor for nurses: can ChatGPT improve pain care training?
- Can online training improve dementia care in assisted living? large study aims to find out
- New nepal study aims to stop anemia in brides before baby
- Hospital nurses quizzed on wound care Know-How