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Review of the Umthombo Youth Development Foundation scholarship scheme, 1999–2013

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Ross, Andrew, MacGregor, Gavin, Campbell, Laura·2015·African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
DOI 10.4102/phcfm.v7i1.739PMC PMC4866613
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Introduction: Staffing of rural and remote facilities is a challenge throughout the world. Umthombo Youth Development Foundation (UYDF) has been running a rurally based scholarship scheme since 1999.The aim of this review is to present data on the number of students selected, their progress, graduation and work placement from inception of the scheme until 2013.Methods: Data were extracted from the UYDF data base using a data collection template to ensure all important information was captured.Results: Since 1999, 430 rural students across 15 health disciplines have been supported by UYDF. The annual pass rate has been greater than 89%, and less than 10% of students have been excluded from university. All graduates have spent time working in rural areas (excluding the 32 currently doing internships) and 72% (52/73) of those with no work-back obligation continue to work in rural areas.Discussion and conclusion: The UYDF model is built around local selection, compulsory academic and peer mentoring and social support, comprehensive financial support and experiential holiday work. The results are encouraging and highlight the fact that rural students can succeed at university and will come back and work in rural areas. With 46% of the South African population situated rurally, greater thought and effort must be put into the recruitment and training of rural scholars as a possible solution to the staffing of rural healthcare facilities. The UYDF provides a model which could be replicated in other parts of South Africa.

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FIGURE 1 Current students by discipline (n = 205); there are 100 medical students (off the scale).
FIGURE 1 Current students by discipline (n = 205); there are 100 medical students (off the scale).CC BY · PubMed Central
FIGURE 2 Breakdown of graduates by qualification.
FIGURE 2 Breakdown of graduates by qualification.CC BY · PubMed Central
FIGURE 3 Current graduates by current place of work.
FIGURE 3 Current graduates by current place of work.CC BY · PubMed Central
FIGURE 4 Work placement of graduates with no work-back obligation to UYDF (n = 73).
FIGURE 4 Work placement of graduates with no work-back obligation to UYDF (n = 73).CC BY · PubMed Central
FIGURE 5 Breakdown of graduates by gender.
FIGURE 5 Breakdown of graduates by gender.CC BY · PubMed Central
FIGURE 6 The UYDF model for student selection and support.
FIGURE 6 The UYDF model for student selection and support.CC BY · PubMed Central

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Authors
Ross, A., MacGregor, G., & Campbell, L.
Affiliations
  • University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
  • Youth Development (US)
Corresponding author
Ross, Andrew
ORCID
Ross, Andrew
Venue
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Publisher
AOSIS
Published
2015-03-31
Volume
7
Issue
1
ISSN
  • 2071-2928 (ISSN-L)
  • 2071-2936
DOI
10.4102/phcfm.v7i1.739
PMC
PMC4866613
OpenAlex
W2051953757
Cited by
19
References
59
Citations by year
2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2
FWCI
2.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
World Health Organization
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Global Health Workforce Issues
  • Social Sciences › Education › Education in Rural Contexts
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Medical Education
Keywords
rural health workforce, rural students, student retention, pass rates, internships, peer mentoring, student financial aid, South Africa
MeSH terms
Workforce, Fellowships and Scholarships, Female, Foundations, Hospitals, Rural, Humans, Male, South Africa, Students, Medical

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Ross, A., MacGregor, G., & Campbell, L. (2015). Review of the Umthombo Youth Development Foundation scholarship scheme, 1999–2013. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine. https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v7i1.739