free encyclopedia jump to navigation search st christopher iba mar diop college of medicine type private medical training establishment not accredited founded 2000 founder ibrahima diop mar headquarters luton england website http www.stchris.edu st christopher iba mar diop college of medicine was a medical training establishment in luton england as a college within the university el hadji ibrahima niasse of dakar senegal . the luton england campus was closed in 2011 . citation needed degrees from this establishment have been listed as unacceptable by the general medical council in the united kingdom and some state governments in the united states . the medical college is listed in the international medical education directory imed . 1 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 . contents 1 accreditation registration & licensing 1.1 united kingdom 1.2 united states 2 references 3 external links accreditation registration & licensing united kingdom scimd was the subject of bbc coverage which highlighted the school as an example of a loophole allowing essentially unregulated medical schools to operate in the uk . 2 this led to an investigation by the general medical council 3 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 . 4 the gmc website was subsequently amended to include a list of schools deemed unacceptable for registration including st christopher . 5 6 7 scimd college of medicine is now accredited by the uk based accreditation service for international colleges 8 which allows foreign students to enter the uk to study but it still lacks uk academic accreditation and is deemed unacceptable by the gmc for primary registration . 4 united states alabama 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 . 9 arkansas 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 . 10 11 california 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 . 12 indiana uses california s list of recognized medical schools for the purpose of licensure thereby making graduates similarly unlicenseable . 13 maine lists the school on their list of unaccredited post secondary educational institutions . 14 oregon office of degree authorization lists the school on their list of degree suppliers that do not meet the requirements of ors 348.609 1 . 15 16 texas lists the school on their list of institutions whose degrees are illegal to use in texas as defined by texas code 61.302 11 . 17 18 references imed faimer international medical education directory school details . faimer.org . some medical degrees worthless bbc news 6 november 2005 gmc launches inquiry into private medical schools the guardian november 7 2005 a b gmc today july august 2007 p18 see list general medical council . acceptable primary medical qualification . retrieved 2006 07 27 . uk based medical colleges general medical council statement of non recognition of uk based satellite colleges . general medical council lists questionable uk based foreign medical colleges . credentialwatch.org . http www.asic.org.uk collegedirectory.htm alabama board of medical examiners medical education requirements pdf pp. 3 5 retrieved 2006 08 27 http www.uams.edu gme 1.220 % 20international % 20medical % 20schools.htm park carolyne 2008 04 08 . state works on weeding out bad medical schools . arkansas democrat gazette . access date requires url help california s list of recognized medical schools pla approved disapproved foreign medical schools . in.gov . maine higher education . unaccredited schools pdf . unaccreditedschools 042706.pdf . p. 48 . http www.osac.state.or.us oda unaccredited.aspx oregon state law chapter 348 texas higher education coordinating board . institutions whose degrees are illegal to use in texas . retrieved 2007 05 05 . texas code 61.302 external links official website coordinates 51 52 27 n 0 24 49 w 51.874294 n 0.413606 w 51.874294 ; 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