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'''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 ], ]. '''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 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 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> A UK credit reference agency lists two companies with this name as being in liquidation.<ref></ref><ref></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>

In 2005 the BBC investigation highlighted the school as an example of a loophole allowing essentially unregulated medical schools to operate in the UK.<ref name="BBC-worthless" /> This prompted the ] (GMC) to launch an investigation,<ref>, The Guardian, November 7, 2005</ref> which resulted in the withdrawal of registration for one doctor that was a graduate of St. Christopher's<ref name="GMC today" /> and 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>


== External links == == External links ==

Revision as of 22:01, 29 March 2008

St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine
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 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. "History of St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine". Retrieved 2006-08-14.
  2. 2006 UK CompaniesHouse registration
  3. Some medical degrees 'worthless', BBC News, 6 November 2005
  4. GMC launches inquiry into private medical schools, The Guardian, November 7, 2005
  5. GMC Today, July/August 2007 (p18), see list
  6. General Medical Council. "Acceptable primary medical qualification". Retrieved 2006-07-27.
  7. UK based medical colleges: General Medical Council statement of non-recognition of UK-based "satellite" colleges.
  8. Credential Watch
  9. St. Christopher Iba Mar Diop College Of Medicine Limited
  10. St. Christophers College of Medicine Limited
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