Addressing indigenous health workforce inequities: A literature review exploring 'best' practice for recruitment into tertiary health programmes

Table 2 Literature focus

Description of available literature	No. of articles
Country
United States of America	37
Australia	15
New Zealand	13
United Kingdom	3
Canada	2
Population group
Underrepresented minorities*	37
Indigenous^®	24
Māori˜	12
Pacific^	11
Health profession focus
Medicine	40
Nursing/Midwifery	31
Dentistry	24
Allied health professions§	20
Pharmacy	11
Research methods
Descriptive	55
Student data analysis	34
Surveys	24
Interviews	14
Focus Groups	11
Workshops/seminars	10
Evidence of effectiveness
New evidence of effectiveness	42
Process of recruitment	35
Promising workforce outcomes	26
Workforce achievement	10
Discussion of barriers	42

* Ethnic, non-indigenous, non-dominant groups who make up a small proportion of the population representing a mixture of African-American, Hispanic and/or Asian/US Pacific.
^® The original inhabitants of a country representing a mixture of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Native American, Inuit, Metis or First Nation peoples.
^~ Indigenous population of New Zealand
^ The heterogeneous composite of Pacific ethnic minority groups living in New Zealand (e.g. Samoan, Tongan, Cook Island Māori)
§ A mixture of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health, Osteopathic Medicine, Health Sciences