Table 1 Eligibility criteria

Participants

Subjects of included studies should be non-practicing healthcare professionals within the following disciplines:

• Medicine

• Nursing

• Dentistry

• Allied Health Professionals

We will accept synonyms of “non-practicing”, including but not limited to: ex-practitioner, ex-clinician, and non-clinical (if there is also reference to a health professions background). We are hoping most included articles will define what they mean by “non-practicing”. If they do not, we will apply the definition given in our research question (individuals with clinical backgrounds who no longer have clinical roles directly relating to patient care) to assess whether a retrieved article meets this eligibility criteria

Concept

The concept to be explored is the career experiences of healthcare professionals who now work in education (including educational research/scholarship/leadership) and no longer practice clinically

Context

The review aims to capture any articles which contain data (empirical research or otherwise) pertaining to non-practicing clinicians. Articles from any country or region will be included, provided an English translation of the article can be sourced

Types of sources

This scoping review will consider all types of study design both qualitative and quantitative

In addition, systematic reviews that meet the inclusion criteria will also be considered, depending on the research question

Commentary and opinion papers will also be considered for inclusion in this scoping review

Grey literature (e.g., conference abstracts, white papers) will be eligible for inclusion