Table 1. Research participants
Participants/ respondents Student placements n (%)* Student survey respondents n (%) Student research participants n (%) Placement hosts n (%)* Host survey respondents n (%)* Host research participants n (%)
Total 99 42 27 36 24 12
Placement type
Pastoral station 11 (11) 6 (14 ) 3 (11 ) 5 (14 ) 1 (4 ) 0 (0 )
School in town 3 (3 ) 3 (7 ) 2 (7 ) 2 (6 ) 2 (8 ) 2 (17 )
School in an Aboriginal community 6 (6 ) 1 (2 ) 1 (4 ) 2 (6 ) 1 (4 ) 1 (8 )
Government department, e.g., Dept of Parks and Wildlife 35 (35 ) 7 (17 ) 3 (11 ) 11 (31 ) 6 (25 ) 4 (33 )
Other, e.g., art gallery, private citizens from a range of backgrounds including accountant, truck driver, health care workers 44 (44 ) 25 (60 ) 18 (67 ) 16 (44 ) 14 (58 ) 5 (42 )

*Percentages do not add to 100% due to rounding

Int J Med Educ. 2021; 12:274-299; doi: 10.5116/ijme.61b3.56ee