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'''St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine''' (SCIMD-COM) is a branch campus located in ], ]. The parent medical college is ] (EM-SCIMD) which is a college within the ] (UEIN) in ], ]. '''St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine''' (SCIMD-COM) is identified as a medical training establishment in ], ]. Details are somewhat obscure but it appears to be a satellite of Ecole de Médecine St Christopher Iba Mar Diop (EM-SCIMD) which is a college within the Universite El Hadji Ibrahima Niasse (UEIN) in ], ].


The school lacks ] in the UK and achieved prominence when BBC coverage<ref name="BBC-worthless">, BBC News, 6 November 2005</ref> led to an investigation by the ] resulting in the withdrawal of registration for at least one doctor, and the publication of a list of schools deemed unacceptable for registration, including St. Christopher<ref name="GMC today">GMC Today, July/August 2007 (p18), see </ref>. The school lacks ] in the UK and achieved prominence when BBC coverage highlighted the school as an example of a loophole allowing essentially unregulated medical schools to operate in the UK.<ref name="BBC-worthless">, BBC News, 6 November 2005</ref> This led to an investigation by the ],<ref>, The Guardian, November 7, 2005</ref> resulting in the withdrawal of registration of at least one doctor, and the publication of a list of schools deemed unacceptable for registration, including St. Christopher.<ref name="GMC today">GMC Today, July/August 2007 (p18), see </ref> The GMC website was subsequently amended to include a list of schools deemed unacceptable for registration, including St Christopher by name as unacceptable.<ref name="GMC1">{{cite web | last = General Medical Council | title = Acceptable primary medical qualification | url = http://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/registration_applications/join_the_register/acceptable_primary_medical_qualification.asp#2 | accessdate = 2006-07-27 }}</ref><ref>: General Medical Council statement of non-recognition of UK-based "satellite" colleges.</ref><ref></ref>


A UK credit reference agency lists two companies with this name as being in liquidation.<ref></ref><ref></ref>
==History==
Instruction began at SCIMD in ]. The branch campus and administrative offices located in England and the United States operated under the name St. Christopher's College of Medicine from 2000-2006. Degrees are now issued from the parent university through SCIMD-COM.<ref name="IMED">{{cite web | last = Foundation for the Advancement of International Education and Research | title = International Medical Education Directory: St. Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine| url = http://imed.ecfmg.org/details.asp?country=820&school=&currpage=1&cname=SENEGAL&city=&region=AF&rname=Africa&mcode=820020&psize=25 |accessdate = 2006-07-27 }}</ref>

== Programs and curriculum ==
SCIMD-COM offers two ] curricula at the Luton school: a four-year curriculum for students who have previously completed the necessary premedical coursework and a six-year curriculum for those that have not.

The college's programs award the ] (MD) degree after successful completion of the required curriculum.

==Accreditation==
The school claims accreditation through the Senegalese parent institution. It lacks accreditation in the UK and the USA, though it is listed in a number of directories such as The Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (]) International Medical Education Directory (]) database of medical schools with contact addresses in Dakar, Senegal; Luton, UK; and ], ], ].<ref name="IMED" /> It is listed as such based on its accreditation by the Senegalese Ministry of Education through its issuing of a charter in February 2000<ref></ref>, which was reaffirmed in April 2006 after a reorganization of the school.<ref name="letter"></ref> The college is also listed by the ] in the updated 7th edition of the ].<ref>http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/WDMS/WDMS_Updates_131201.pdf</ref> The (ASIC), a private UK-based accrediting agency, has included SCIMD-COM on their list of organizations which the ASIC suggest students undertake detailed research before embarking on a program of study.<ref></ref>

==Licensing==
In the United Kingdom, currently the ] (GMC) does not register graduates with degrees from "private, UK-based medical colleges that claim that the course of study undertaken substantially or wholly in the UK leads to a Primary Medical Qualification awarded by an overseas University," nor does it recognize such qualifications for the purposes of sitting the ].<ref name="GMC1">{{cite web | last = General Medical Council | title = Acceptable primary medical qualification | url = http://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/registration_applications/join_the_register/acceptable_primary_medical_qualification.asp#2 | accessdate = 2006-07-27 }}</ref><ref>: General Medical Council statement of non-recognition of UK-based "satellite" colleges.</ref> In the United States, the college is not approved in ], ], ] and ]<ref>{{cite web | last = Alabama Board of Medical Examiners | title = Medical Education Requirements | url = http://www.albme.org/Default.aspx?Page=PysicianApplication | accessdate = 2006-08-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite conference | last = Maine Higher Education | title = Unaccredited Schools | pages = 48 | booktitle = UnaccreditedSchools-042706.pdf | url = http://www.maine.gov/education/highered/Non-Accredited/UnaccreditedSchools-042706.pdf}}</ref><ref>http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/unaccredited.aspx</ref>
<ref>{{cite web | last = Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board | title = Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas | url = http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/AAR/PrivateInstitutions/NoTX.cfm | accessdate = 2007-05-05}}</ref>.

==Visas==
SCIMD-COM's Luton campus is listed in the Register of Education and Training Providers published by the British ]<ref>http://www.dfes.gov.uk/providersregister/results.cfm?browse=S&page=29</ref>. The ] will not grant anyone permission to enter or remain in the UK as a student, unless he or she plans to study at a college on the Register. <ref></ref><ref></ref> "The Register does not quality assure the services offered by providers," rather, "the purpose of the Register is to help the Home Office tackle immigration abuse in the education sector."<ref>http://www.dfes.gov.uk/providersregister/faq-general.cfm#a1</ref>

== Media coverage ==
In 2003, the BBC local news program ''Look East'' visited the campus, noting that no private medical college has ever been given full accreditation in the UK, and that St. Christopher hoped to be the first. It also noted that fees were between 2/3 and 1/2 of the fees charged by US medical colleges, and that this attracted a significant US and Canadian student body.<ref>, BBC ''Look East'', February 2003</ref>


== External links == == External links ==
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* , company record 04066576 incorporated 6/9/200, ] 19/6/2006; company record 05763382 incorporated 30/3/2006, compulsory liquidation 16/1/2008.


==References == ==References ==
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Revision as of 04:44, 20 May 2008

St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine
Company typePrivate unaccredited medical school
Founded2000
FounderIbrahima Diop Mar
HeadquartersLuton, England
Websitehttp://www.stchris.edu/

St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine (SCIMD-COM) is identified as a medical training establishment in Luton, England. Details are somewhat obscure but it appears to be a satellite of Ecole de Médecine St Christopher Iba Mar Diop (EM-SCIMD) which is a college within the Universite El Hadji Ibrahima Niasse (UEIN) in Dakar, Senegal.

The school lacks accreditation in the UK and achieved prominence when BBC coverage highlighted the school as an example of a loophole allowing essentially unregulated medical schools to operate in the UK. This led to an investigation by the General Medical Council, resulting in the withdrawal of registration of at least one doctor, and the publication of a list of schools deemed unacceptable for registration, including St. Christopher. The GMC website was subsequently amended to include a list of schools deemed unacceptable for registration, including St Christopher by name as unacceptable.

A UK credit reference agency lists two companies with this name as being in liquidation.

External links

References

  1. Some medical degrees 'worthless', BBC News, 6 November 2005
  2. GMC launches inquiry into private medical schools, The Guardian, November 7, 2005
  3. GMC Today, July/August 2007 (p18), see list
  4. General Medical Council. "Acceptable primary medical qualification". Retrieved 2006-07-27.
  5. UK based medical colleges: General Medical Council statement of non-recognition of UK-based "satellite" colleges.
  6. Credential Watch
  7. St. Christopher Iba Mar Diop College Of Medicine Limited
  8. St. Christophers College of Medicine Limited
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