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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

The school claims accreditation through the Senegalese parent institution. It lacks accreditation in the UK and the USA, though it is listed in a number of directories such as 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. The Accreditation Service for International Colleges (ASIC), a private UK-based accrediting agency, has included SCIMD-COM on their list of organizations which the ASIC suggest students undertake detailed research before embarking on a program of study.

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. ^ 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. Senegalese Charter of SCIMD from stchris.edu
3. Senegalese recognition letter by Minister of Education
4. http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/WDMS/WDMS_Updates_131201.pdf
5. List of organizations about which ASIC suggest students undertake detailed research before embarking on a program of study
6. "American Medical Student Association International Chapters".
7. "American Medical Student Association".
8. "UK Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills (DIUS) Register of Education and Training Providers".
9. "UK Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills (DIUS) Register of Education and Training Providers Provider FAQ".
10. "UK Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills (DIUS) Register of Education and Training Providers General FAQ".
11. http://www.dfes.gov.uk/providersregister/faq-students.cfm
12. http://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/registration_applications/join_the_register/acceptable_primary_medical_qualification.asp#2
13. Alabama Board of Medical Examiners. "Medical Education Requirements". Retrieved 2006-08-27.
14. "Medical Licensing Board of Indiana" (PDF).
15. Maine Higher Education. "Unaccredited Schools" (PDF). UnaccreditedSchools-042706.pdf. p. 48. {{cite conference}}: Unknown parameter |booktitle= ignored (|book-title= suggested) (help)
16. Office of Degree Authorization
17. Oregon State Law Chapter 348
18. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. "Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas". Retrieved 2007-05-05.
19. Texas Code 61.302
20. St. Christopher Iba Mar Diop College Of Medicine Limited
21. St. Christophers College of Medicine Limited
22. http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/78c175100dfc1021562b8eff25ad125d/compdetails

• Schools of medicine in England
• Universities and colleges in Senegal
• Dakar
• Educational institutions established in 2000