St Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine was a medical training establishment in

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, as a college within the University El Hadji Ibrahima Niasse of

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. The Luton, England campus was closed in 2011. Degrees from this establishment have been listed as unacceptable by the

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in the United Kingdom and some state governments in the United States. The medical college is listed in the

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(IMED). According to the IMED listing, the college was formerly named St. Christopher's College of Medicine, and diplomas prior to 2006 were awarded under that name rather than by the university.

Accreditation, registration and licensing

United Kingdom

SCIMD was the subject of

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coverage which highlighted the school as an example of a loophole allowing essentially unregulated medical schools to operate in the UK.Some medical degrees 'worthless'
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, 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.GMC Today, July/August 2007 (p18), se
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The GMC website was subsequently amended to include a list of schools deemed unacceptable for registration, including St Christopher. SCIMD College of Medicine is now accredited by the UK-based Accreditation Service for International Colleges, which allows foreign students to enter the UK to study, but it still lacks UK

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and is deemed unacceptable by the GMC for primary registration.

United States

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's Board of Medical Examiners includes the school on its list of disapproved international medical schools whose graduates are unable to receive a license or be accepted as residents or fellows after August 1, 2008. *

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listed the school on their list of disapproved international medical schools and graduates were unable to receive a license or be accepted as residents or fellows after August 1, 2008. *

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does not list the school as "recognized" medical school. Per the Medical Board of California, "The education and training received at an unrecognized or disapproved medical school is not acceptable for licensure in California." *

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uses California's list of recognized medical schools for the purpose of licensure, thereby making graduates similarly unlicenseable. *

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lists the school on their list of "Unaccredited Post-Secondary Educational Institutions". *

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Office of Degree Authorization lists the school on their list of "degree suppliers that do not meet the requirements of ORS 348.609(1)." *

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lists the school on their list of "Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas" as defined by Texas Code 61.302(11).Texas Code 61.302
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Christopher Iba Mar Diop College Of Medicine Educational institutions established in 2000 Education in Luton 2000 establishments in England