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