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| Currently, the ] (GMC) of the ] 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> |
Currently, the ] (GMC) of the ] 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, SCIMD is on a list of unapproved schools 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 = Maine's List| 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 = Texas List | url = http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/AAR/PrivateInstitutions/NoTX.cfm | accessdate = 2007-05-05}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:42, 31 December 2007
| St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine | |
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| Established | 2000 / 2006 |
| Location | Luton, England |
| University | Universite El Hadji Ibrahima Niasse (Dakar, Senegal) |
| Founder | Ibrahima Diop Mar |
| UK Dean | Rajesh Rawlani, MBBS, MD |
St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine (SCIMD-COM) is a branch campus located in Luton, England. The parent medical college is 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.
History
Instruction began at SCIMD in 2000. 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.
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 after successful completion of the required curriculum.
Accreditation
SCIMD is 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, which was 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.
Licensing
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 recognize such qualifications for the purposes of sitting the Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board test. In the United States, SCIMD is on a list of unapproved schools in Alabama, Maine, Oregon, and Texas.
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.
In 2005, BBC coverage 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.
External links
References
- ^ "History of St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine". Retrieved 2006-08-14.
- 2006 UK CompaniesHouse registration
- ^ 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.
- Senegalese Charter of SCIMD from stchris.edu
- Senegalese recognition letter by Minister of Education
- http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/WDMS/WDMS_Updates_131201.pdf
- General Medical Council. "Acceptable primary medical qualification". Retrieved 2006-07-27.
- UK based medical colleges: General Medical Council statement of non-recognition of UK-based "satellite" colleges.
- Alabama Board of Medical Examiners. "Medical Education Requirements". Retrieved 2006-08-27.
- Maine Higher Education. "Maine's List" (PDF). UnaccreditedSchools-042706.pdf. p. 48.
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- Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. "Texas List". Retrieved 2007-05-05.
- RealAudio file, BBC Look East, February 2003
- Some medical degrees 'worthless', BBC News, 6 November 2005
- GMC Today, July/August 2007 (p18)