Table 1. Realist search strategy
MEDLINE search term(s)
1exp Education, Medical, Undergraduate/
2exp Students, Medical/
3exp Schools, Medical/
4medical student.mp.
51 or 2 or 3 or 4
6exp general practice/ or exp family practice/
7general practice.mp.
8exp Family Practice/ or exp Physicians, Family/ or exp Primary Health Care/
96 or 7 or 8
10family practice.mp.
11family medicine.mp.
1210 or 11
139 or 12
14mentor.mp. or exp Mentors/
15role model.mp.
16role model*.mp.
17supervisor.mp.
18teacher.mp.
19faculty, medical/ or health educators/
2014 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19
215 and 13 and 20
22limit 21 to (english language and yr="2013 -Current")