Cultural models within general practice/family medicine training: a scoping review protocol

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 15; no. 8; p. e099361
• Main Authors: Collins, Lisa, Reid, Helen, Elder, Hinemoa, Kearney, Grainne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London British Medical Journal Publishing Group 27.08.2025; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Attitudes; Communication; Cultural competence; Culture; General practice / Family practice; Health disparities; Inclusion; Language; MEDICAL EDUCATION & TRAINING; MEDICAL ETHICS; Medical personnel; Patients; Physicians; Primary Care; Professionals
• ISSN: 2044-6055; 2044-6055
• DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099361

IntroductionCultural competency, cultural safety, cultural humility and transcultural care have developed as frameworks to better equip medical professionals towards a more culturally appropriate healthcare system. The aim of this scoping review is to map the use of these cultural models within general practice/general practitioner (GP) training. We have elected to use the term ‘GP’ to encompass all trainee doctors within general practice/family medicine.Methods and analysisThis scoping review will be conducted in accordance with the Scoping Review Methods Manual by the Joanna Briggs Institute and the Arksey and O’Malley framework for scoping studies and reported using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. Searches were conducted in EMBASE, MEDLINE and Web of Science Core Collection, with the support of a subject librarian. Published literature on cultural competence, cultural safety, cultural humility and transcultural care related to GP training will be included. There will be no restriction placed on language. References will be managed on EndNote, and titles and abstracts will be screened against the inclusion criteria by two independent reviewers. Potentially relevant sources will be retrieved in full and their citation imported into Rayyan. Data will be extracted on the year, type of study, country or countries of affiliated authors, characteristics of participants, research design and setting, cultural model being examined, definitions used, attitudes, outcome and application of the model, and purpose of the study. We aim to use basic qualitative content analysis for data extracted to map the landscape of the published literature around cultural competence, cultural humility, cultural safety and transcultural care.Ethics and disseminationEthics approval was not required for this Scoping Review protocol. Findings will be disseminated through conference presentations and publication in a scientific journal.