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Table 3 Grey literature

From: Beyond enrolments: a systematic review exploring the factors affecting the retention of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health students in the tertiary education system

Author (Year)

Location

Methods

Study Population and Response Rate

Focus

Relevant Findings

Quality

(MMAT)

Dudgeon et al. (2016) [63]

Australia

Qualitative Consensus

None.

Working party consensus with input from Indigenous stakeholders.

Psychology

Guidelines for increasing the recruitment, retention and graduation of Indigenous psychology students.

Thirteen critical factors for increasing recruitment, retention and graduation: community partnerships, organisational leadership and enabling culture, mentors and role models, tutoring and academic support, scholarships and financial assistance, curriculum and pedagogy, community and family links, peer networks, IEC relationships, outreach and school visits, enabling and bridging programs, alternative entry, and quotas and designated places.

N/A

Indigenous Nursing Education Working Group (2002) [11]

Australia

Quantitative Survey

22 schools of nursing.

Response rate: 73% of nursing schools.

Nursing

Framework to improve university-based Indigenous nursing education.

There is room for improvement regarding recruitment and retention strategies for Indigenous nursing students.

Few schools of nursing have integrated Indigenous health into their core nursing curriculum.

Makes 32 recommendations to improve Indigenous nursing education covering: recruitment, retention, curriculum development and implementation, advanced nursing practice and post-graduate education, articulation, partnerships and networks, and monitoring and accountability.

Medium

Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand et al. (2012) [64]

Australia

Mixed methods Interviews, focus groups and audit.

19 medical schools.

Response rate: 100%

133 Indigenous and non-Indigenous university staff, 142 medical students (44 Indigenous and 98 non-Indigenous).

Response rate: unspecified. Purposive sampling.

Medicine

Reviews the implementation of the Indigenous Health Curriculum Framework and the Healthy Futures Report.

Evidence that Indigenous medical students may have significantly higher withdrawal rates than non-Indigenous students.

Quality and sustainability of recruitment and retention strategies for Indigenous medical students requires considerable attention within the majority of medical schools.

Racism and discrimination remain a significant issue in the majority of Australian medical schools.

Makes 10 recommendations to improve Indigenous medical education.

Medium

  1. N/A Not applicable. This publication was not suitable for quality appraisal with the MMAT scoring system