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St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine (SCIMD-COM) is a medical education establishment in Dakar, Senegal, operating as a college within the Universite El Hadji Ibrahima Niasse (UEIN). It has a satellite campus in Luton, England.

The college is listed by the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) in its International Medical Education Directory (IMED) database of medical schools with contact addresses in Dakar, Senegal; Luton, UK; and McDonough, Georgia, USA. The college is also listed by the World Health Organization in the updated 7th edition of the World Directory of Medical Schools.

The school lacks accreditation in the United Kingdom (UK). It 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 (GMC), 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 St. Christopher's College of Medicine, Ltd., and St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine, Ltd., as companies in liquidation.

In the United States, SCIMD-COM is not approved in Alabama, Maine, Oregon, and Texas. Applicants will be considered for licensure on a "case by case" basis in Indiana.

External links

• Official website

References

1. ^ IMED listing
2. Updates to World Directory of Medical Schools, December 2001
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's College Of Medicine Limited company record, Registered No. 04066576, and St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine, Ltd. company record, Registered No. 05763382
10. Alabama Board of Medical Examiners. "Medical Education Requirements". Retrieved 2006-08-27.
11. Maine Higher Education. "Unaccredited Schools" (PDF). UnaccreditedSchools-042706.pdf. p. 48. {{cite conference}}: Unknown parameter |booktitle= ignored (|book-title= suggested) (help)
12. Office of Degree Authorization
13. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. "Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas". Retrieved 2007-05-05.
14. "Medical Licensing Board of Indiana" (PDF).

• Schools of medicine in England
• Unaccredited institutions of higher learning