Introduction: Medical education in South Africa is facing a major paradigm shift. The urgency
to increase the number of suitable, qualified and socially accountable health sciences …

In concert with global developments, South Africa has embarked on an ambitious set of
health care reforms towards universal health coverage (UHC) that necessitate the …

Introduction: Health professions training institutions are challenged to produce greater
numbers of graduates who are more relevantly trained to provide quality healthcare …

Background Increasingly, medical students are trained at sites away from the tertiary
academic health centre. A growing body of literature identifies the benefits of decentralised …

Purpose African medical schools are expanding, straining resources at tertiary health
facilities. Decentralizing clinical training can alleviate this tension. This study assessed the …

Objectives This study aimed to explore community members' perceptions of present and
future impacts of the implementation of an undergraduate medical education programme in …

Introduction: Providing postgraduate rural training programs has been recognised as central
for successful recruitment and retention of medical workforce. While there have been many …

Background There is a global trend towards providing training for health professions
students outside of tertiary academic complexes. In many countries, this shift places …

Background: In 2018, Stellenbosch University's Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health led a
faculty initiative to expand undergraduate health professions training to a new site, 9 hours …

Background: Recruitment and retention of rural physicians is vital for rural health care. A key
deterrent to rural practice has been identified as professional isolation and access to …