Ccn someone please tell me if there are any st.chris grads who did the PLAB and are now working with limited registration and if so can I get in touch with them.
Id also like to know if students do thier clinicals in the UK?thanx!

There was an older gentleman from MUA who wanted to go through the process. I do not know what he is doing now. I have lost touch with him.




Yes, the college has worked with over 10 different NHS hospitals before.

Most U.K. hospitals expect an external assessment such as a USMLE
Step I score.

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My understanding is that St Chris students do all their clinicals in the US -- I don't know if there is an option to do them in the UK.

As for taking the PLAB and getting licensed in the UK, I STRONGLY urge you to contact the Gereral Medical Council (of the UK) about this. They can be reached at:

e-mail: gmc@gmc-uk.org

phone: +44 845 3573 456

The reason I am advising you to do this is because I have a friend who claims to have called them and to have been told that graduates of the three foreign schools operating in the UK (St Chris, Kigezi, and London Medical College, I believe) are NO LONGER eligible to sit for the PLAB. I don't know how true this is, but you should definitely check it out if you plan on practicing in the UK.

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While I agree that it is definately a good idea to call the GMC, the rumour that the GMC doesn't allow us to practice or take the plab or whatever has been circulating for about a year now and each time people actually do call the GMC, they are told otherwise.

It is always a good idea to confirm information for yourself rather than believe rumours of a friend of a friend told me....

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Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your email dated 1 November 2004.

The primary medical qualification from St Christopher's (based in Luton)
awarded by Senegal is not currently accepted as eligibility for the PLAB.
This situation is currently under review and decision should be available on
our website within the next few months.

If you have any further queries please contact us and we will do our best to
help.


Yours sincerely

Megan Gale
Registration and Education Directorate
General Medical Council
Telephone: 0845 357 3456
Registrationhelp@gmc-uk.org

General Medical Council
St James Building, 79 Oxford Street Manchester. M1 6FQ
Regents Place, 350 Euston Road, London. NW1 3JN
Tel: 0845 357 8001
Fax: 0845 357 9001

That is serious stuff. BTS, what's happening?

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I have also written the GMC and gotten a similar response. The full situation is as follows:

The GMC has now put on hold all applications by all the non-UK chartered medical schools in the UK while they review each one thouroughly and make a final decision. As the letter said, the results of the evaluations will be posted on the GMC website in a few short months. St. Christopher's welcomes these evaluations with open arms, since a thourough evaluation by the GMC would show the UK and the world that our school can stand up to the toughest standards. We eagerly look forward to their decision.

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BTS, guess it is time to warn those who want to practice in the UK should wait and make sure that St. Chris, and other non-UK chartered schools in the UK student's are allowed to sit for the PLAB?

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Still skeptical after all these years.
This is it. There are no hidden meanings.WYSIWYG

http://www.internetmedicalschool.homestead.com

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While we're on this topic, I've heard from a few students that we actually had member(s) from the GMC touring the campus over the last couple weeks (?)...so perhaps a decision will be available sooner than a few months.

But I agree with azskeptic, our British students deserve to know such vital information...

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If I misled anyone on this, I apologize.

According to our managing director, he said that we qualify for limited registration with the GMC. This is evidenced by the letter posted on the website.

http://www.stchris.edu/licensure.htm

However, it appears that recently the GMC has changed their views about us and is currently reviewing the college. Currently, students are NOT eligible to take the PLAB.

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