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The college is an American Medical Student Association (]) chartered international chapter (# 8024). <ref>http://www.amsa.org/intl/listfor.cfm American Medical Student Association International Chapters</ref> "AMSA international chapters serve as unifying groups and resources for students interested in American medical education and practice, participation in the local community, and enhancement of their medical school experience." <ref>http://www.amsa.org/intl/</ref> The college is an American Medical Student Association (]) chartered international chapter (# 8024). <ref>http://www.amsa.org/intl/listfor.cfm American Medical Student Association International Chapters</ref> "AMSA international chapters serve as unifying groups and resources for students interested in American medical education and practice, participation in the local community, and enhancement of their medical school experience." <ref>http://www.amsa.org/intl/</ref>


SCIMD is listed in the UK Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills (DIUS) Register of Education and Training Providers. <ref> http://www.dfes.gov.uk/providersregister/search.cfm </ref> "The purpose of the existing Register for Education and Training Providers is to assist the immigration authorities to take decisions about applications for student visas." <ref>http://www.dfes.gov.uk/providersregister/faq-providers.cfm</ref> "The Home Office will only grant student visas to people intending to study at an institution on the Register."<ref>http://www.dfes.gov.uk/providersregister/faq-general.cfm</ref> (Note: "Applying to a college on the Register does not automatically mean you will be granted a student visa. This is just one of the criteria the Home Office considers in assessing visa applications") <ref>http://www.dfes.gov.uk/providersregister/faq-students.cfm</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 on the GMC website deemed unacceptable for registration, including St. Christopher.<ref name="GMC today">GMC Today, July/August 2007 (p18), see </ref> <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>

In the ], SCCM is listed among "Colleges of Medicine or Schools of Medicine" which are not approved in ] for applications for certificates of qualification,<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> "At the present time, the GMC is not registering graduates who hold primary medical qualifications obtained from" SCIMD. <ref>http://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/registration_applications/join_the_register/acceptable_primary_medical_qualification.asp#2</ref> In the ], SCCM is listed among "Colleges of Medicine or Schools of Medicine" which are not approved in ] for applications for certificates of qualification,<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>
"Questionable Foreign Medical Schools" whose graduates will be considered for licensure on a "case by case" basis in ],<ref>{{cite web | title = Medical Licensing Board of Indiana | url = http://www.in.gov/pla/bandc/mlbi/pdfs/MD_DO_Instruction_Information.pdf}}</ref> "Questionable Foreign Medical Schools" whose graduates will be considered for licensure on a "case by case" basis in ],<ref>{{cite web | title = Medical Licensing Board of Indiana | url = http://www.in.gov/pla/bandc/mlbi/pdfs/MD_DO_Instruction_Information.pdf}}</ref>
"Unaccredited Post-Secondary Educational Institutions" in ],<ref>{{cite conference | last = Maine Higher Education | title = Unaccredited Schools | pages = 48 | booktitle = UnaccreditedSchools-042706.pdf | url = http://www.maine.gov/education/highered/Non-Accredited/UnaccreditedSchools-042706.pdf}}</ref> "degree suppliers that do not meet the requirements of ORS 348.609(1)" in ],<ref></ref><ref></ref> and "Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in ]" 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 | accessdate = 2007-05-05}}</ref><ref></ref> "Unaccredited Post-Secondary Educational Institutions" in ],<ref>{{cite conference | last = Maine Higher Education | title = Unaccredited Schools | pages = 48 | booktitle = UnaccreditedSchools-042706.pdf | url = http://www.maine.gov/education/highered/Non-Accredited/UnaccreditedSchools-042706.pdf}}</ref> "degree suppliers that do not meet the requirements of ORS 348.609(1)" in ],<ref></ref><ref></ref> and "Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in ]" 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 | accessdate = 2007-05-05}}</ref><ref></ref>

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St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine
Company typePrivate
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 college is listed in the World Health Organization updated 7th edition of the World Directory of Medical Schools. The college is also listed by the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) in their International Medical Education Directory (IMED).

The college is an American Medical Student Association (AMSA) chartered international chapter (# 8024). "AMSA international chapters serve as unifying groups and resources for students interested in American medical education and practice, participation in the local community, and enhancement of their medical school experience."

SCIMD is listed in the UK Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills (DIUS) Register of Education and Training Providers. "The purpose of the existing Register for Education and Training Providers is to assist the immigration authorities to take decisions about applications for student visas." "The Home Office will only grant student visas to people intending to study at an institution on the Register." (Note: "Applying to a college on the Register does not automatically mean you will be granted a student visa. This is just one of the criteria the Home Office considers in assessing visa applications")

"At the present time, the GMC is not registering graduates who hold primary medical qualifications obtained from" SCIMD. 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).

External links

  • Official website
  • Companies House, company record 04066576 incorporated 6/9/2000, wound up 19/6/2006; company record 05763382 incorporated 30/3/2006, compulsory liquidation 16/1/2008; company record 06355453, Incorporated 29/08/2007, Status Active.

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. "World Health Organization World Directory of Medical Schools" (PDF).
  4. http://imed.ecfmg.org/details.asp?country=820&school=&currpage=1&cname=SENEGAL&city=&region=AF&rname=Africa&mcode=820020&psize=25
  5. http://www.amsa.org/intl/listfor.cfm American Medical Student Association International Chapters
  6. http://www.amsa.org/intl/
  7. http://www.dfes.gov.uk/providersregister/search.cfm
  8. http://www.dfes.gov.uk/providersregister/faq-providers.cfm
  9. http://www.dfes.gov.uk/providersregister/faq-general.cfm
  10. http://www.dfes.gov.uk/providersregister/faq-students.cfm
  11. http://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/registration_applications/join_the_register/acceptable_primary_medical_qualification.asp#2
  12. Alabama Board of Medical Examiners. "Medical Education Requirements". Retrieved 2006-08-27.
  13. "Medical Licensing Board of Indiana" (PDF).
  14. Maine Higher Education. "Unaccredited Schools" (PDF). UnaccreditedSchools-042706.pdf. p. 48. {{cite conference}}: Unknown parameter |booktitle= ignored (|book-title= suggested) (help)
  15. Office of Degree Authorization
  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
  19. St. Christopher Iba Mar Diop College Of Medicine Limited
  20. St. Christophers College of Medicine Limited
  21. http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/78c175100dfc1021562b8eff25ad125d/compdetails
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