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St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine (SCIMD-COM) is a medical college located in ], ] (30 miles north of ]). The college is a satellite campus of the ] (UEIN) in ], ]. Two medical colleges exist under the umbrella of parent university UEIN: ] (EM-SCIMD) in ] and SCIMD-COM in ].
| parent = University El Hadji Ibrahima Niasse<br/>], ]

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SCIMD-COM is ] by any recognised accreditation body.{{fact}} As such, its degrees may not be acceptable to employers or other institutions, and use of degree titles may be restricted or illegal in some jurisdictions.{{{category|]}}}
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SCIMD-COM offers two ] curricula: a four-year curriculum for students who have previously earned a baccalaureate degree and a six-year curriculum for other students. This college awarded degrees under the name St. Christopher's College of Medicine from 2000-2006, but degrees are now issued from the parent University under the name of 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> EM-SCIMD offers a five-year curriculum that is conducted in ]. Both programs award the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree through the authority of UEIN, allowing graduates to apply for licensure to practice medicine in ], most states of the ], ], and many other countries.
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After completing five semesters of the Basic Medical Sciences (and all applicable premedical coursework) on campus in ] students enter the Clinical Sciences and complete a series of clinical clerkships in the ], ], or ]. The ]/] administrative offices are located in ], ] and the ]/] administrative offices are located in ], ]]. The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Graduates (]) processes applications for SCIMD-COM students to take all parts of the ] and certifies SCIMD-COM graduates for medical licensure for both training and professional purposes. SCIMD-COM is listed in the ] ]<ref>{{cite web | last = World Health Organization | title = World Directory of Medical Schools Update | url = http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/WDMS/WDMS_Updates_131201.pdf | date = 2001-01-31 | accessdate = 2006-07-27 }}</ref> as well as in the ]/] database of medical schools.<ref name="IMED" />
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</ref> This restricted graduates of SCIMD-COM from registration and from taking the ] (PLAB) examination. As of March 2006, this suspension is still in force.<ref>{{cite web | last = General Medical Council | title = Acceptable primary medical qualification | url = http://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/join_the_register/registration/acceptable_primary_medical_qualification.asp#3 | accessdate = 2006-07-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = General Medical Council | title = Private UK based medical colleges | url = http://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/join_the_register/registration/uk_based_medical_colleges.asp | accessdate = 2006-07-27 }}</ref> Currently, ] and ], two ] states with formal accreditation processes for medical schools, have not evaluated SCIMD-COM,<ref>{{cite web | last = Medical Board of California | title = Medical Schools Recognized by the Medical Board of California | url = http://www.medbd.ca.gov/Applicant_Schools_Recognized.htm | accessdate = 2006-07-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = New York State Office of the Professions | title = NYS Medicine Application Forms / Schools allowed to do more than 12 weeks of Clinical Clerkships in NYS | url = http://www.op.nysed.gov/medforms.htm | accessdate = 2006-07-27 }}</ref> although several of the college's graduates have been issued unrestricted medical licenses in other ] states and many more have been issued training medical licenses for the purpose of postgraduate medical training in ] residency programs.{{fact}}


== Curriculum ==

The SCIMD-COM English-language program is comprised of two distinct educational phases: the Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Sciences.

=== Basic Medical Sciences ===

During the Basic Medical Sciences, students learn medical concepts, the pathophysiology of the human body, and therapeutics in a classroom setting augmented with laboratory training for relevant courses. Toward the end of the Basic Medical Sciences curriculum, students partake in observerships with practicing clinicians to reinforce concepts learned in Physical Diagnosis and Introduction to Clinical Medicine courses. The Basic Medical Sciences curriculum consists of the following 5 semesters:

'''Semester 1:'''
*Gross ] and ]
*] and ]
*Medical ]
*] and ]
*Medical Terminology

'''Semester 2:'''
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*Medical ]
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'''Semester 3:'''
*General ]
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*Medical ]

'''Semester 4:'''
*Systemic ]
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*Medical ]

'''Semester 5:'''
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*Introduction to ]
*USMLE/PLAB Review Course


=== Clinical Sciences ===


During the Clinical Sciences, students complete 72 weeks of clinical clerkships in teaching hospitals in the ], ], ] and ].

In this time, the college requires students to successfully complete 6 core clinical clerkships. These are:


'''St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine''' was a medical training establishment in ], ], as a college within the University El Hadji Ibrahima Niasse of ], ]. The Luton, England campus was closed in 2011.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
*] (6 weeks)
*] (12 weeks)
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Degrees from this establishment have been listed as unacceptable by the ] in the United Kingdom and some state governments in the United States.


The medical college is listed in the ] (IMED).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://imed.faimer.org/details.asp?country=&school=Iba+Mar+Diop&currpage=1&cname=&city=&region=&rname=&mcode=820020&psize=25|title=IMED - FAIMER International Medical Education Directory - School Details|work=faimer.org}}</ref> 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.
The rest of the clinical courseload is electives, which depend on the students' fields of interest and also, the availability of the course. These electives range from 2 weeks to 6 weeks in duration and are done at some of the best hospitals in the world.


==Accreditation, registration and licensing==
Some of the commonly chosen electives include:
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===United Kingdom===
SCIMD was the subject of ] coverage which 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 {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120907032558/http://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/registration_applications/join_the_register/acceptable_primary_medical_qualification.asp |date=2012-09-07 }}</ref> The GMC website was subsequently amended to include a list of schools deemed unacceptable for registration, including St Christopher.<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 | access-date = 2006-07-27 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120907032558/http://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/registration_applications/join_the_register/acceptable_primary_medical_qualification.asp#2 | archive-date = 2012-09-07 }}</ref><ref>: General Medical Council statement of non-recognition of UK-based "satellite" colleges.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.credentialwatch.org/non/gmc.shtml|title=General Medical Council Lists Questionable UK-Based Foreign Medical Colleges|work=credentialwatch.org}}</ref> SCIMD College of Medicine is now accredited by the UK-based ],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asic.org.uk/collegedirectory.htm |title=ASIC - College Directory |access-date=2009-01-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20071212042933/http://www.asic.org.uk/collegedirectory.htm |archive-date=2007-12-12 }}</ref> which allows foreign students to enter the UK to study.


===United States===
Students are also encouraged to participate in research, especially in their clinical years.
*]'s Board of Medical Examiners includes the school on its list of disapproved international medical schools whose graduates are unable to receive a license or be accepted as residents or fellows after August 1, 2008.<ref>{{citation | last = Alabama Board of Medical Examiners | title = Medical Education Requirements | url = http://www.alabamaadministrativecode.state.al.us/docs/mexam/McWord540-X-3.pdf | access-date = 2006-08-27 |pages = 3–5}}</ref>
*] listed the school on their list of disapproved international medical schools and graduates were unable to receive a license or be accepted as residents or fellows after August 1, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uams.edu/gme/1.220%20International%20Medical%20Schools.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921053503/http://www.uams.edu/gme/1.220%20International%20Medical%20Schools.htm |archive-date=2008-09-21 |title=New Page 1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=State works on weeding out bad medical schools|last=Park|first=Carolyne |date=2008-04-08|publisher=Arkansas Democrat Gazette}}</ref>
*] does not list the school as "recognized" medical school. Per the Medical Board of California, "The education and training received at an unrecognized or disapproved medical school is not acceptable for licensure in California."<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818045535/http://www.medbd.ca.gov/applicant/schools_recognized.html |date=2011-08-18 }}</ref>
*] uses California's list of recognized medical schools for the purpose of licensure, thereby making graduates similarly unlicenseable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.gov/pla/2799.htm|title=PLA: Approved/Disapproved Foreign Medical Schools|work=in.gov}}</ref>
*] lists the school on their list of "Unaccredited Post-Secondary Educational Institutions".<ref>{{cite conference | last = Maine Higher Education | title = Unaccredited Schools | pages = 48 | book-title = UnaccreditedSchools-042706.pdf | url = http://www.maine.gov/education/highered/Non-Accredited/UnaccreditedSchools-042706.pdf}}</ref>
*] Office of Degree Authorization lists the school on their list of "degree suppliers that do not meet the requirements of ORS 348.609(1)."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/unaccredited.aspx |title=Office of Degree Authorization |access-date=2011-09-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525082240/http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/unaccredited.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-25 }}</ref><ref></ref>
*] lists the school on their list of "Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas" as defined by Texas Code 61.302(11).<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 | access-date = 2007-05-05}}</ref><ref></ref>


==References==
== Associated Institutes and Bodies ==
{{Reflist|2}}
* Guys, Kings and St Thomas Hospitals (Anatomy & Neuroanatomy laboratory are conducted here) - http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/nhs-knowledge_base/data/5422.html
* Kaplan Medical (On-Campus USMLE Step 1 Live Lecture Review Course) - http://www.kaptest.com/Kaplan/2/Medical_Licensing


== External links == ==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.stchris.edu }}{{Dead link|date=December 2020}}
* Official College Website - Under Construction
* Official Student Forum - http://www.scimdforums.org
* Student ] Website - http://www.friendster.com/profiles/scimd
* Student ] Website - http://www.myspace.com/sccm


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==References ==
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St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine
TypePrivate
Active2000 (2000)–2011 (2011)
FounderIbrahima Diop Mar
Parent institutionUniversity El Hadji Ibrahima Niasse
Dakar, Senegal
LocationLuton, England
Websitewww.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.

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). 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. 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. SCIMD College of Medicine is now accredited by the UK-based Accreditation Service for International Colleges, which allows foreign students to enter the UK to study.

United States

  • Alabama's Board of Medical Examiners includes the school on its list of disapproved international medical schools whose graduates are unable to receive a license or be accepted as residents or fellows after August 1, 2008.
  • Arkansas listed the school on their list of disapproved international medical schools and graduates were unable to receive a license or be accepted as residents or fellows after August 1, 2008.
  • California does not list the school as "recognized" medical school. Per the Medical Board of California, "The education and training received at an unrecognized or disapproved medical school is not acceptable for licensure in California."
  • Indiana uses California's list of recognized medical schools for the purpose of licensure, thereby making graduates similarly unlicenseable.
  • Maine lists the school on their list of "Unaccredited Post-Secondary Educational Institutions".
  • Oregon Office of Degree Authorization lists the school on their list of "degree suppliers that do not meet the requirements of ORS 348.609(1)."
  • Texas lists the school on their list of "Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas" as defined by Texas Code 61.302(11).

References

  1. "IMED - FAIMER International Medical Education Directory - School Details". faimer.org.
  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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