Table 1 PICOS, inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria applied to literature search
From: A systematic scoping review of ethical issues in mentoring in medical schools
| PICOS | Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|---|
| Population | Medical students | Allied health specialties such as dietetics, nursing, psychology, chiropractic, midwifery, social work |
| Intervention |
Mentoring of medical students by clinicians Medical specialties related to internal medicine, family medicine, academic medicine and surgical specialties |
Non-medical specialties such as clinical and translational science, veterinary, dentistry Non-surgical specialties including anesthesiology and obstetrics and gynecology Role modelling, coaching, supervising and advising |
| Comparison | None | |
| Outcome |
Attitude of health personnel Interprofessional relations Ethical behaviour Professionalism Problems/barriers of mentoring | |
| Study design |
All study designs are included - Descriptive papers - Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed study methods - Perspectives, opinions, commentary pieces and editorials |