“This is how I'm going to do it, but this is not how you're going to do it”: the expectation gap between student paramedics and mentors in East and Central Scotland

Table 2 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Selection criteria
Student paramedics	Inclusion	Enrolled on UoS BSc Paramedic Science
	Inclusion	Undertaken ≥ 1 practice placement
	Exclusion	Leave of absence during study period
Practice educators	Inclusion	Registered paramedic
		Qualified ≥ 1 year
		Based in UoS catchment area
		Any experience mentoring UoS BSc paramedic science student
	Exclusion	Previous experience mentoring BSc students elsewhere

ISSN: 1472-6920