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March 23, 2026American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education0 citationsOpen Access

Reluctance to Fail and the Challenges Preceptors Face in Experiential Assessment

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APAdam PateLFLaurie W. FlemingSHSeth Heldenbrand

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore preceptors' reluctance to fail students during experiential assessments.
  • Evaluated anecdotal accounts from preceptors regarding their experiences with failing students.
  • Identified challenges faced by preceptors during student rotations.
  • Most preceptors reported never having failed a student during rotations.
  • Many preceptors expressed feeling that some students deserved to fail.

Abstract

These findings confirm anecdotal suggestions that most preceptors have not failed a student on rotation, despite some feeling as though they should have. Future research should seek to identify ways in which preceptors can be empowered to justly failing students.

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Pate et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c0ddb8fddb9876e79c1115https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpe.2026.101972
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