We have published different aspects of our work to show that our investment in rural youth is justified as 90% of our students will graduate, and a very high percentage of them will work at a rural hospital, addressing staff shortages and improving the delivery of healthcare services:
A rural scholarship model addressing the shortage of healthcare workers in rural areas. South African Health Review (2018).
The socio-economic impact of rural origin graduates working as healthcare professionals in South Africa. South African Family Practice Journal (2019), DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2019.1647006
A review on the contributions of NGOs in addressing the shortage of healthcare professionals in rural South Africa. Cogent Social Sciences (2019). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2019.1674100
The training of healthcare professionals: an expense or an investment? South African Medical Journal (2020). https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i5.14221
Contribution of a bonded scholarship scheme to staffing rural health facilities. South African Medical Journal, 2024. https://journals.co.za/doi/epdf/10.7196/SAMJ.2024.v114i3.1608
The effects of various retention factors on the choice of where rural origin Umthombo Youth Development Foundation health science graduates work. Rural and Remote Health, 2024. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH8251
Throughput rates and time to completion of rural origin health science students in South Africa. African Journal of Health Professions Education. 2024. https://doi.org/10.7196/AJHPE.2024.v16i2.1140
Grade 12 rural origin health science students supported by the Umthombo Youth Development Foundation. Afri J of Health Professions Educ. 2025;17. https://doi.org/10.7196/AJHPE.2025.v17i3.2581
Rural students’ motivation to study a health science degree. Afri J of Health Professions Educ. Afr J Health Professions Educ, 17(4), 2025. https://doi.org/10.7196/AJHPE.2025.v17i4.2758