Table 4. Data extraction criteria
Study identifierTitle of article, authors, year of publication, journal name.
Data generationLocation, study method, interface — primary or secondary care, participants.
Study outcomesThe main themes and findings of each article were extracted to aid in explaining reasons for leaving medicine and whether the three Ms model can explain these trends. In extracting information from the dataset, the researchers sought to identify described reasons for leaving the profession. Researchers were sensitised to the three Ms framework proposed by Kanter, remaining open to the possibility of other issues outside of the framework arising.