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St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine (SCIMD-COM) is a medical college located in ], ] (30 miles north of ]). The college is a satellite campus of the ] (UEIN) in ], ]. Two medical colleges exist under the umbrella of parent university UEIN: ] (EM-SCIMD) in ] and SCIMD-COM in ]. SCIMD-COM offers two ] curricula: a four-year curriculum for students who have previously earned a baccalaureate degree and a six-year curriculum for other students. EM-SCIMD offers a five-year curriculum that is conducted in ]. Both programs award the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree through the authority of UEIN,<ref name="IMED">{{cite web | last = Foundation for the Advancement of International Education and Research | title = International Medical Education Directory: St. Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine| url = http://imed.ecfmg.org/details.asp?country=820&school=&currpage=1&cname=SENEGAL&city=&region=AF&rname=Africa&mcode=820020&psize=25 |accessdate = 2006-07-27 }}</ref> allowing graduates to apply for licensure to practice medicine in ], the ], ], and many other countries.


St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine (SCIMD-COM) is a medical college located in ], ] (30 miles north of ]). The college is a satellite campus of the ] (UEIN) in ], ]. Two medical colleges exist under the umbrella of parent university UEIN: ] (EM-SCIMD) in ] and SCIMD-COM in ].


After completing five semesters of the Basic Medical Sciences (and all applicable premedical coursework) on campus in ], students enter the Clinical Sciences and complete a series of clinical clerkships in the ], ], or ]. The ]/] administrative offices are located in ], ] and the ]/] administrative offices are located in ], ]. The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Graduates (]) processes applications for SCIMD-COM students to take all parts of the ] and certifies SCIMD-COM graduates for medical licensure for both training and professional purposes. SCIMD-COM is listed in the ] ]<ref>{{cite web | last = World Health Organization | title = World Directory of Medical Schools Update | url = http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/WDMS/WDMS_Updates_131201.pdf | date = 2001-01-31 | accessdate = 2006-07-27 }}</ref> as well as in the ] database of medical schools.<ref name="IMED" />
SCIMD-COM is ] by any recognised accreditation body. As such, its degrees may not be acceptable to employers or other institutions, and use of degree titles may be restricted or illegal in some jurisdictions.{{{category|]}}}


==Accreditation==
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.<ref name="IMED">{{cite web | last = Foundation for the Advancement of International Education and Research | title = International Medical Education Directory: St. Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine| url = http://imed.ecfmg.org/details.asp?country=820&school=&currpage=1&cname=SENEGAL&city=&region=AF&rname=Africa&mcode=820020&psize=25 |accessdate = 2006-07-27 }}</ref>


As of March 2006, the ] (GMC) of the ], has restricted graduates of SCIMD-COM from registration and from taking the ] (PLAB) examination, pending the outcome of an investigation into the college's quality assurance arrangements with UEIN.<ref>{{cite web | last = General Medical Council | title = Acceptable primary medical qualification | url = http://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/join_the_register/registration/acceptable_primary_medical_qualification.asp#3 | accessdate = 2006-07-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = General Medical Council | title = Private UK based medical colleges | url = http://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/join_the_register/registration/uk_based_medical_colleges.asp | accessdate = 2006-07-27 }}</ref> As of July 2006, ] and ], the only ] states with formal accreditation processes for medical schools, have not evaluated SCIMD-COM,<ref>{{cite web | last = Medical Board of California | title = Medical Schools Recognized by the Medical Board of California | url = http://www.medbd.ca.gov/Applicant_Schools_Recognized.htm | accessdate = 2006-07-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = New York State Office of the Professions | title = NYS Medicine Application Forms / Schools allowed to do more than 12 weeks of Clinical Clerkships in NYS | url = http://www.op.nysed.gov/medforms.htm | accessdate = 2006-07-27 }}</ref> although several of the college's graduates have been issued unrestricted medical licenses in other ] states and many more have been issued restricted medical licenses for the purpose of postgraduate medical training in ] residency programs.
According to the Office of Degree Authorization in the State of Oregon, "Great Britain ceased accepting its degrees, March, 2006. No Senegalese school issuing degrees under this name exists as of March, 2006. Price, Waterhouse has taken over the entity's records (UK/Senegal) and students who want to get information must contact PWC. It was announced that a portion of Luton (UK) operation became a branch campus of Medical University of the Americas, Belize, March 28, 2006. See Medical University of the Americas. However, the school ownership is apparently in dispute at this time."<ref name="Oregon">{{cite web | last = Oregon Office of Degree Accreditation | title = Unaccredited colleges | url = http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/unaccredited.html | accessdate = 2006-08-11}}</ref> The situation is similar to the ], which is also unaccredited.


== Associated Institutes and Bodies ==
In November 2005, the ] (GMC) of the ] announced that it was suspending recognition of the degrees issued by the school due to concerns over the college's accreditation in its parent country.<ref name = "BBC1">{{cite web
* Guys, Kings and St Thomas Hospitals (Anatomy & Neuroanatomy laboratory are conducted here) - http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/nhs-knowledge_base/data/5422.html
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* Kaplan Medical (On-Campus USMLE Step 1 Live Lecture Review Course) - http://www.kaptest.com/Kaplan/2/Medical_Licensing
| title = Some medical degrees ‘worthless’
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</ref> This restricted graduates of SCIMD-COM from registration and from taking the ] (PLAB) examination. As of March 2006, this suspension is still in force.<ref>{{cite web | last = General Medical Council | title = Acceptable primary medical qualification | url = http://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/join_the_register/registration/acceptable_primary_medical_qualification.asp#3 | accessdate = 2006-07-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = General Medical Council | title = Private UK based medical colleges | url = http://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/join_the_register/registration/uk_based_medical_colleges.asp | accessdate = 2006-07-27 }}</ref> Currently, ]<ref>{{cite web | last = New York State Office of the Professions | title = NYS Medicine Application Forms / Schools allowed to do more than 12 weeks of Clinical Clerkships in NYS | url = http://www.op.nysed.gov/medforms.htm | accessdate = 2006-07-27 }}</ref> and ]<ref>{{cite web | last = Medical Board of California | title = Medical Schools Recognized by the Medical Board of California | url = http://www.medbd.ca.gov/Applicant_Schools_Recognized.htm | accessdate = 2006-07-27 }}</ref>, two ] states with formal accreditation processes for medical schools, have not approved SCIMD-COM. Both ]<ref name="Oregon"/> and ]<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> have added St. Christopher's College of Medicine (the former name of SCIMD-COM) to their state's Unaccredited Schools lists. The Executive Director of the Board of Medical Examiners in ] has stated graduates of the school "would likely not be accepted at any three-year medical residency program at a New Jersey hospital, a prerequisite to becoming a full-fledged doctor in this state" because New Jersey law requires that students spend the first two years of their medical education studying in the location where the school is chartered.<ref>{{cite news | last = Thorbourne | first = Ken | title = SPC partnership with med school hastily called off | pages = 1 | publisher = The Jersey Journal | url = http://wawa.starledger.com/texis/search/+AVen6DxeJDbnmewPT-1wwweGGbtqtzz+XX6/story.html | date = 2004-03-30 | accessdate = 2006-08-12}}</ref>

Students of the school claim several of the college's graduates have been issued unrestricted medical licenses in other ] states and many more have been issued training medical licenses for the purpose of postgraduate medical training in ] residency programs.{{fact}}

The college's programmes award the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree through the authority of UEIN. Although neither the college nor its parent body are listed in the UNESCO database of accredited institutions <ref></ref>. It is currently listed in the ]/] database of medical schools.<ref name="IMED" />

== Programmes==
SCIMD-COM offers two ] curricula: a four-year curriculum for students who have previously earned a baccalaureate degree and a six-year curriculum for other students. There is also a five-year curriculum that is conducted in ].

After completing five semesters of the Basic Medical Sciences (and all applicable premedical coursework) on campus in ] students enter the Clinical Sciences and complete 72 weeks of clinical clerkships in the ], ], or ]. The ]/] administrative offices are located in ], ] and the ]/] administrative offices are located in ], ]].

== Media coverage ==
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 == == External links ==
* * Official College Website - Under Construction
* Official Student Forum - http://www.scimdforums.org
* Student ] Website - http://www.friendster.com/profiles/scimd
* Student ] Website - http://www.myspace.com/sccm


==References == ==References ==
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St Christopher Iba Mar Diop

College of Medicine

Established 2000
Location Luton, England
University Universite El Hadj Ibrahima Niasse (Dakar, Senegal)
Dean Jay Mohite
President Firoz Shaikh
Founder Ibrahim DIOP Mar

St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine (SCIMD-COM) is a medical college located in Luton, England (30 miles north of London). The college 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. SCIMD-COM offers two English-language curricula: a four-year curriculum for students who have previously earned a baccalaureate degree and a six-year curriculum for other students. EM-SCIMD offers a five-year curriculum that is conducted in French. Both programs award the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree through the authority of UEIN, allowing graduates to apply for licensure to practice medicine in Senegal, the United States, Canada, and many other countries.


After completing five semesters of the Basic Medical Sciences (and all applicable premedical coursework) on campus in Luton, students enter the Clinical Sciences and complete a series of clinical clerkships in the US, UK, or Senegal. The US/Canadian administrative offices are located in Nassau County, NY and the UK/European Union administrative offices are located in Luton, England. The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Graduates (ECFMG) processes applications for SCIMD-COM students to take all parts of the United States Medical Licensure Examination and certifies SCIMD-COM graduates for medical licensure for both training and professional purposes. SCIMD-COM is listed in the World Health Organization World Directory of Medical Schools as well as in the FAIMER/IMED database of medical schools.


As of March 2006, the General Medical Council (GMC) of the UK, has restricted graduates of SCIMD-COM from registration and from taking the Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board (PLAB) examination, pending the outcome of an investigation into the college's quality assurance arrangements with UEIN. As of July 2006, New York and California, the only US states with formal accreditation processes for medical schools, have not evaluated SCIMD-COM, although several of the college's graduates have been issued unrestricted medical licenses in other US states and many more have been issued restricted medical licenses for the purpose of postgraduate medical training in US residency programs.

Associated Institutes and Bodies

External links

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. World Health Organization (2001-01-31). "World Directory of Medical Schools Update" (PDF). Retrieved 2006-07-27.
  3. General Medical Council. "Acceptable primary medical qualification". Retrieved 2006-07-27.
  4. General Medical Council. "Private UK based medical colleges". Retrieved 2006-07-27.
  5. Medical Board of California. "Medical Schools Recognized by the Medical Board of California". Retrieved 2006-07-27.
  6. New York State Office of the Professions. "NYS Medicine Application Forms / Schools allowed to do more than 12 weeks of Clinical Clerkships in NYS". Retrieved 2006-07-27.
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