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'''St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine''' (SCIMD-COM) is identified as a medical training establishment in ], ]. It is 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 ], ]. <ref>http://imed.ecfmg.org/details.asp?country=820&school=&currpage=1&cname=SENEGAL&city=&region=AF&rname=Africa&mcode=820020&psize=25</ref> '''St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine''' (SCIMD-COM) is identified as a medical training establishment in ], ]. It is 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 ], ]. <ref>http://imed.ecfmg.org/details.asp?country=820&school=&currpage=1&cname=SENEGAL&city=&region=AF&rname=Africa&mcode=820020&psize=25</ref> The college has programs taught in ] and ] and awards the degree of ]. <ref>http://imed.ecfmg.org/details.asp?country=820&school=&currpage=1&cname=SENEGAL&city=&region=AF&rname=Africa&mcode=820020&psize=25</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> 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>

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St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine
Company typePrivate unaccredited medical school
Founded2000
FounderIbrahima Diop Mar
HeadquartersLuton, England
Websitehttp://www.stchris.edu/

St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine (SCIMD-COM) is identified as a medical training establishment in Luton, England. It is 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 college has programs taught in English and French and awards the degree of Doctor of Medicine.

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.

In the United States, SCCM is listed among "Colleges of Medicine or Schools of Medicine" which are not approved in Alabama for applications for certificates of qualification, "Questionable Foreign Medical Schools" whose graduates will be considered for licensure on a "case by case" basis in Indiana, "Unaccredited Post-Secondary Educational Institutions" in Maine, "degree suppliers that do not meet the requirements of ORS 348.609(1)" in Oregon, and "Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas" as defined by Texas Code 61.302(11).

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References

  1. http://imed.ecfmg.org/details.asp?country=820&school=&currpage=1&cname=SENEGAL&city=&region=AF&rname=Africa&mcode=820020&psize=25
  2. http://imed.ecfmg.org/details.asp?country=820&school=&currpage=1&cname=SENEGAL&city=&region=AF&rname=Africa&mcode=820020&psize=25
  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
  11. Alabama Board of Medical Examiners. "Medical Education Requirements". Retrieved 2006-08-27.
  12. "Medical Licensing Board of Indiana" (PDF).
  13. Maine Higher Education. "Unaccredited Schools" (PDF). UnaccreditedSchools-042706.pdf. p. 48. {{cite conference}}: Unknown parameter |booktitle= ignored (|book-title= suggested) (help)
  14. Office of Degree Authorization
  15. Oregon State Law Chapter 348
  16. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. "Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas". Retrieved 2007-05-05.
  17. Texas Code 61.302
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