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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.

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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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