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St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine (SCIMD-COM) is a medical college located in Luton, England. SCIMD is a satellite campus of the Universite El Hadj Ibrahima Niasse (UEIN) in Dakar, Senegal. Two medical colleges exist under the umbrella of parent university UEIN: Ecole de Médecine St Christopher Iba Mar Diop (EM-SCIMD) in Dakar and SCIMD-COM in Luton.

History

Instruction began at SCIMD in 2000. The college operated under the name St. Christopher's College of Medicine from 2000-2006. Degrees are now issued from the parent university under the name of SCIMD-COM.

Programs and curriculum

SCIMD-COM offers two English-language 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 Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree through the authority of UEIN.

Accreditation, Licensing and Visas

The college is currently listed in The Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) International Medical Education Directory (IMED) database of medical schools with contact addresses in Dakar, Senegal; Luton, UK; and McDonough, Georgia, USA. It is listed as such based on its accreditation by the Senegalese Ministry of Education through its issuing of a charter in February 2000, and again reaffirmed in April 2006 (after a reorganization of the school). The college is also listed by the World Health Organization in the updated 7th edition of the World Directory of Medical Schools. The Accreditation Service for International Colleges (ASIC), a UK-based accrediting agency, has included SCIMD-COM on their list of organisations about which ASIC suggest students undertake detailed research before embarking on a programme of study.

Licensing

United Kingdom

Currently, the General Medical Council (GMC) of the UK 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 recognise such qualifications for the purposes of the Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board test or for registration with the GMC.

United States

• Alabama lists SCIMD-COM in a list of "Colleges of Medicine or Schools of Medicine" which are not approved by the Board for applicants for certificates of qualification."
• Indiana lists SCIMD-COM on the list of "Questionable Foreign Medical Schools" and applications for licensure from graduates will be considered on a "case by case" basis.
• Maine lists SCCM on their list of "Unaccredited Post-Secondary Educational Institutions".
• Oregon Office of Degree Authorization lists SCCM on their list of "degree suppliers that do not meet the requirements of ORS 348.609(1)."
• Texas lists SCCM on their list of "Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas" as defined by Texas Code 61.302(11).

Visas

SCIMD-COM's Luton campus is not listed in the Register of Education and Training Providers published by the British Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Home Office 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." "The Register does not quality assure the services offered by providers," but instead, "the purpose of the Register is to help the Home Office tackle immigration abuse in the education sector."

Media coverage

In 2003, the BBC local news programme Look East visited the campus, noting that no private university 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 colleges, and that this attracted a significant US student body.

External links

• Official website

References

1. ^ "History of St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine". Retrieved 2006-08-14.
2. 2006 UK CompaniesHouse registration
3. 2006 UK CompaniesHouse registration
4. ^ Foundation for the Advancement of International Education and Research. "International Medical Education Directory: St. Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine". Retrieved 2006-07-27.
5. Senegalese Charter of SCIMD from scimd.com
6. Senegalese recognition letter by Minister of Education
7. http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/WDMS/WDMS_Updates_131201.pdf
8. List of organisations about which ASIC suggest students undertake detailed research before embarking on a programme of study
9. General Medical Council. "Acceptable primary medical qualification". Retrieved 2006-07-27. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |last= at position 17 (help)
10. Alabama Board of Medical Examiners. "Medical Education Requirements". Retrieved 2006-08-27.
11. "Medical Licensing Board of Indiana" (PDF).
12. Maine Higher Education. "Unaccredited Schools" (PDF). UnaccreditedSchools-042706.pdf. p. 48. {{cite conference}}: Unknown parameter |booktitle= ignored (|book-title= suggested) (help)
13. http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/unaccredited.aspx
14. Oregon State Law Chapter 348
15. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. "Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas". Retrieved 2007-05-05.
16. Texas Code 61.302
17. DFES Provider Register of Education and Training
18. UKVisas requirements for student visas
19. http://www.dfes.gov.uk/providersregister/faq-general.cfm#a1
20. RealAudio file, BBC Look East, February 2003