Table 2

Eligibility criteria for paper selection

Inclusion Criteria
Any type of scholarly output (full-text published work) was included, whether experimental or non-experimental, which described some or all of the following:
Any study which reported strategies to promote staff recruitment and/or retention
Paediatric/Pediatric postgraduate training, residency, career
English language. Any country.
Exclusion criteriaPapers solely related to surveys or questionnaires focusing on factors affecting trainees choosing or continuing with a career in paediatrics
Studies related to other specialties