The practice supports education and research. Dr. Cooper works at the Peninsula Medical School. The practice participates in research as a member of The Medical Research Council General Practice Framework and in continuing education.

The practice is a University approved training practice for:

	undergraduate medical students.
	qualified doctors, who have completed medical school training but are gaining experience of general practice during their post registration year (Foundation Year 2)
	fully qualified doctors who spend twelve months in a training practice after spending several years working in various hospital specialities (Specialist GP Registrars)

You may be offered an appointment with one of these doctors, and occasionally your GP may be observing their consultation with you. You are entitled to ask to see one of the partners if you don’t wish to see one of these doctors in training.

Occasionally you may be asked if you are willing to have you consultation videotaped. This is used to help doctors how to assess and improve their consultation skills and their ability to talk to patients. No intimate examinations will be recorded and the camera will be turned off immediately if you are unhappy at any stage. If you agree to recoding of your consultation you will be asked to sign a consent form before and after you have seen the doctor. The videotape is subject to the same degree of confidentiality as patient records. The tape will be used for teaching consultation techniques and for examining training doctors in communications skills. If the tape is to be viewed by other doctors outside the practice the viewers will be asked to give a written undertaking to maintain confidentiality.