St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine

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St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine
Type Private
Active2000 (2000)–2011 (2011)
FounderIbrahima Diop Mar
Parent institution
University El Hadji Ibrahima Niasse
Dakar, Senegal
Location
Luton
,
England
Website www.stchris.edu
 

St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine was a medical training establishment in Luton, England, as a college within the University El Hadji Ibrahima Niasse of Dakar, Senegal. The Luton, England campus was closed in 2011.[ citation needed ]

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Degrees from this establishment have been listed as unacceptable by the General Medical Council in the United Kingdom and some state governments in the United States.

The medical college is listed in the International Medical Education Directory (IMED). [1] According to the IMED listing, the college was formerly named St. Christopher's College of Medicine, and diplomas prior to 2006 were awarded under that name rather than by the university.

Accreditation, registration and licensing

United Kingdom

SCIMD was the subject of BBC coverage which highlighted the school as an example of a loophole allowing essentially unregulated medical schools to operate in the UK. [2] This led to an investigation by the General Medical Council, [3] 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. [4] The GMC website was subsequently amended to include a list of schools deemed unacceptable for registration, including St Christopher. [5] [6] [7] SCIMD College of Medicine is now accredited by the UK-based Accreditation Service for International Colleges, [8] which allows foreign students to enter the UK to study.

United States

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References

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  2. ↑ Some medical degrees 'worthless', BBC News, 6 November 2005
  3. ↑ GMC launches inquiry into private medical schools, The Guardian, November 7, 2005
  4. ↑ GMC Today, July/August 2007 (p18), see list Archived 2012-09-07 at archive.today
  5. ↑ General Medical Council. "Acceptable primary medical qualification". Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2006-07-27.
  6. ↑ UK based medical colleges: General Medical Council statement of non-recognition of UK-based "satellite" colleges.
  7. ↑ "General Medical Council Lists Questionable UK-Based Foreign Medical Colleges". credentialwatch.org.
  8. ↑ "ASIC - College Directory". Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
  9. ↑ Alabama Board of Medical Examiners, Medical Education Requirements (PDF), pp. 3–5, retrieved 2006-08-27
  10. ↑ "New Page 1". Archived from the original on 2008-09-21.
  11. ↑ Park, Carolyne (2008-04-08). "State works on weeding out bad medical schools". Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
  12. ↑ California's List of Recognized Medical Schools Archived 2011-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ "PLA: Approved/Disapproved Foreign Medical Schools". in.gov.
  14. ↑ Maine Higher Education. "Unaccredited Schools" (PDF). UnaccreditedSchools-042706.pdf. p. 48.
  15. ↑ "Office of Degree Authorization". Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  16. ↑ Oregon State Law Chapter 348
  17. ↑ Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. "Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas" . Retrieved 2007-05-05.
  18. ↑ Texas Code 61.302

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