Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

	Inclusion	Exclusion
Population	Allied health, dentistry, medical, and nursing students completing an unpaid clinical placement as part of an undergraduate or postgraduate qualifying degree Allied health includes, but is not limited to, speech pathology, occupational therapy, optometry, podiatry, audiology, exercise physiology, medical imaging, psychology, physiotherapy, pharmacy, social work, chiropractors, dietitians, and paramedicine. [6]	Allied health, dentistry, medical, and nursing students completing a paid clinical placement as part of an undergraduate or postgraduate qualifying degree Allied health, dentistry, medical, and nursing postgraduate students undertaking an unpaid or paid clinical placement as part of an additional credential in addition to their qualification (e.g., Graduate Certificate or Diploma, Masters program, or Doctor of Philosophy) Allied health, dentistry, medical, and nursing student paid employment including, but not limited to, Registered Undergraduate Student of Nursing (RUSON) position, allied health assistants, or physician assistants
Concept	Peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed literature that examines the financial implications of undertaking unpaid clinical placements, including, but not limited to, observational studies, cross-sectional studies, qualitative studies, mixed-methods studies, economic studies, theses, and evaluation studies otherwise defined Unpaid is defined as a clinical placement without an allocated hourly wage, with or without a student scholarship or grant Financial implications includes but is not limited to, the direct and indirect costs of undertaking an unpaid clinical placement and financial-related stress	Commentaries, perspective pieces, editorials, media articles, and other opinion-based literature, will be excluded
Context	Literature examining unpaid clinical placements undertaken in the Australian setting and published since 1 January 2014	Studies not published in English