Table 1 Search equations for identification in databases

Medline^®

(((patient participation[MeSH Terms]) OR (community participation[MeSH Terms])) AND ((professional education[MeSH Terms]) OR (students[MeSH Terms])))

(((patient*[Title]) OR (consumer*[Title])) AND ((medic*[Title]) OR (health*[Title])) AND ((educ*[Title]) OR (teach*[Title])))

Embase^®

(‘patient participation’/exp OR ‘patient participation’) AND (‘medical education’/exp OR ‘medical education’ OR ‘paramedical education’/exp OR ‘paramedical education’ OR ‘health student’/exp OR ‘health student’) AND ([english]/lim OR [french]/lim) AND [review]/lim

(‘patient*’:ti OR ‘consumer*’:ti) AND (‘medic*’:ti OR ‘health*’:ti) AND (‘educ*’:ti OR ‘teach*’:ti) AND ([english]/lim OR [french]/lim) AND [review]/lim

Cinahl^®

MW consumer participation AND (MW students OR MW medical education OR MW health personnel education)

(TI patient* OR TI consumer*) AND (TI medic* OR TI health*) AND (TI educ* OR teach*)