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St. Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine
Established 2000
Location Luton, England
University UEIN
Founder Ibrahim Mar Diop, MBBS
Dean Charles M. Sow, MD
Type Private (Non-Profit)
Homepage www.stchris.edu

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.

Directory Listings

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.

Licensing

United Kingdom

The school lacks accreditation in the United Kingdom (UK). BBC coverage led to an investigation by the General Medical Council (GMC). As a result of the investigation, the GMC withdrew the registration of at least one doctor, and ceased registering graduates of SCIMD-COM.

United States

  • Alabama lists SCCM in a list of "Colleges of Medicine or Schools of Medicine" which are not approved by the Board for applications for certificates of qualification.
  • Arkansas A graduate of the Luton campus of St. Christopher Iba Mar Diop participated in a residency program in Arkansas, but in autumn 2007 experienced a delay in evaluation of his application for a medical license while the State Medical Board considered establishing new requirements for licensing of foreign medical school graduates.
  • Indiana lists SCCM on the list of "Questionable Foreign Medical Schools" and applications for licensure from graduates will be considered on a "case by case" basis.
  • Maine lists SCCM on their list of "Unaccredited Post-Secondary Educational Institutions".
  • Oregon Office of Degree Authorization lists SCCM on their list of "degree suppliers that do not meet the requirements of ORS 348.609(1)."
  • Texas lists SCCM on their list of "Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas" as defined by Texas Code 61.302(11).

External links

References

  1. ^ IMED listing
  2. Updates to World Directory of Medical Schools, December 2001
  3. GMC Today, July/August 2007 (p18), see list
  4. General Medical Council. "Acceptable primary medical qualification". Retrieved 2006-07-27.
  5. UK based medical colleges: General Medical Council statement of non-recognition of UK-based "satellite" colleges.
  6. Credential Watch
  7. Some medical degrees 'worthless', BBC News, 6 November 2005
  8. GMC launches inquiry into private medical schools, The Guardian, November 7 2005
  9. Alabama Board of Medical Examiners. "Medical Education Requirements". Retrieved 2006-08-27.
  10. Carolyne Park, State works on weeding out bad medical schools, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, April 4, 2008
  11. "Medical Licensing Board of Indiana" (PDF).
  12. Maine Higher Education. "Unaccredited Schools" (PDF). UnaccreditedSchools-042706.pdf. p. 48. {{cite conference}}: Unknown parameter |booktitle= ignored (|book-title= suggested) (help)
  13. http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/unaccredited.aspx
  14. Oregon State Law Chapter 348
  15. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. "Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas". Retrieved 2007-05-05.
  16. Texas Code 61.302
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