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Area of Science:

Primary Care Medicine
Medical Education
Health Services Research

Background:

The Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health (BEACH) program collected data on general practice activities.
Understanding the characteristics of participating general practitioners is crucial for interpreting study findings.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe the demographic and practice characteristics of general practitioners participating in the BEACH program.
To assess the proportion of BEACH participants working in teaching practices.

Main Methods:

Data were collected from 956 general practitioners between April 2010 and March 2011.
Participants' practice settings were categorized, specifically noting involvement in teaching medical students or doctors.

Main Results:

A total of 956 general practitioners participated in the BEACH study.
Out of 956 participants, 594 (62%) reported working in a teaching practice.

Conclusions:

The BEACH study successfully recruited a large cohort of general practitioners.
A significant majority of general practitioners in the BEACH study were involved in training future healthcare professionals.