The college was opened in 1968 in North Bengal, India. Students share the grounds with North Bengal's Dental School, the School of Nursing and a fully functioning hospital. Admission is secured through the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination, and 15 percent of the seats are filled by the All India Pre-Medical Test. The school is not accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the entity responsible for setting American medical school academic standards.
The medical school was founded in 1997 in the Grand Cayman Islands, and at the time, was the only hospital-integrated medical and research program in the Caribbean. Semesters begin in September, January and May, and there are no admission deadlines for prospective students. Although the school was blacklisted by the California Medical Board in February 2005, a number of students have gone on to do residencies in 40 other states throughout the United States.
St. Christopher's is currently located in Luton, England. Despite the fact that it has over 400 students currently enrolled, Britain's General Medical Council (GMC) has refused to give the school accreditation because of its status as a "squatter" school," which means its degree-awarding powers are established in another country -- in this case, Senegal's Univeriste El Hadji Ibrahima Niasse. The college has graduated surgeons working in London, but so far, the GMC has been unable to verify accreditation letters from Senegal.
Ross University School of Medicine has two campuses, one in the Grand Bahamas and the other in Pinard, Dominica. Although the school has plans to build a campus in Casper, Wyoming, they have yet to be accredited by the LCME. The school currently enrolls 1,600 students on the Dominica campus and expects to have an enrollment of 1,000 on the Wyoming campus. Graduating from a medical school without LCME accreditation can prevent you from getting a valid license and practicing medicine in the U.S.