Introduction
The clinical environment is recognised to influence learning for healthcare professionals, with the described challenges likely extenuated in low- and middle-income countries that are tackling resource limitations. There is limited research on factors influencing learning in clinical environments in low- and middle-income countries, with no scoping review on this topic published to date. This review will identify the key factors described to shape learning in clinical environments for healthcare professionals in low- and middle-income countries.
Methods and analysis
A scoping review will be performed according to Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology and reported following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines. Databases to be searched include MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Elsevier), CINAHL (EBSCO), Web of Science, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) and Global Health (CABI) from 1990 to present with no language restriction. Following abstract and full-text screening by two independent reviewers, data will be extracted by two independent reviewers and presented in diagrammatic or tabular form, accompanied by a narrative summary. Results will be summarised using quantitative and qualitative analyses. Data will be organised using the components of the clinical learning environment to present factors shaping learning, described challenges, outcomes of interventions and reported recommendations for improvement.
Ethics and dissemination
Ethics approval is not required. Findings will be disseminated through conference presentations and publication in a scientific journal. Results will be used to inform future studies exploring stakeholder perspectives on clinical learning in paediatric oncology in low- and middle-income countries.
Trial registration details
This protocol was registered on Open Science Framework on 5 September 2024; https://osf.io/ysedk.