A Social Return on Investment Evaluation of the Expansion of an Allied Health Student Training Programme in Rural Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine if the establishment of a multidisciplinary allied health training demonstration site, as one part of the expanded Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training (RHMT) programme in the Lachlan region, had a positive social return on investment (SROI).

Methods

This SROI only reflects the incremental impact of the expanded RHMT programme delivered by one University Department of Rural Health (UDRH), to one additional training demonstration site in the Lachlan region. Scope does not include the well-established ongoing RHMT programme, nor the complete body of work being delivered by the UDRH. This SROI investment referred to the grant to fund the incremental expansion of the RHMT programme to training demonstration sites in more remote settings, in addition to

SUBMITTER: French L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12856725 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature