I have been unable to find any useful information concerning Galien University--London, other than it being listed as "questionable" on the Quackwatch site--a site I find "questionable." An author on prostate disease claims a PhD from Galien. Does anyone have any information concerning Galien?
Uh... maybe that's because it doesn't exist? When people are confronted with unknown "British" universities, here's the place to go: http://www.dfes.gov.uk/recognisedukdegrees/wcoukd.shtml No Galien University. A search for "galien university" site:ac.uk produced no hits. Does anyone believe that a real British university could exist without ever being mentioned on any British academic websites? A search for "galien university" site:.edu produced no hits. A search for "galien university" produced some 65 hits, many of them seemingly unrelated. The only thing remotely academic in nature were numerous references to this one prostate guy. But I did notice that another name for Galien might have been Galien University Tutorial College. That makes sense because use of the word 'university' is regulated in the UK. Apparently before that they were Galien College of Natural Healing. It doesn't seem to be operating now, assuming it ever did.
Page 233, current Bears' Guide. Much longer write-ups in earlier editions. But since I don't find the school-related aspects of Quackwatch questionable, you'd probably find me questionable. John Bear Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning www.degree.net
QuackWatch is not questionable. Galien is. Actually, Galien's a mill. A fake. Stay away... from it, I mean, not from here.
Quackwatch I appreciate the link provided by Bill Dayson's, which was very helpful. When I encounter a site where the information presented is at variance with areas where I have personal experience or expertise, I question the credibility of the information it provides on other topics. That's my problem with Quackwatch. As a member of the chiropractic profession for 32 years, I do not find Quackwatch's approach to be fair, balanced, or credible. Perhaps their school-related material is. I don't know. As for Galien, I merely made an inquiry. It struck me as odd that they did not have a web site, and the references to it were limited. It lacks the notoriety of many mills. A friend expressed interest in the "prostate guy," and the reference to the Galien Ph.D. set off an alarm. This guy claims a legitimate JD, and it seemed odd that a JD with no credentials as a health provider would claim expertise in prostate disease on the basis of a Ph.D. from an institution with very little web presence. I was curious whether the Galien degree was a fabrication, the product of a mill, or merely from an obscure or closed institution.
Re: Re: Galien University--London? Given that these people couldn't even spell Galen right (assuming that this, er, 'medical school' was supposedly named after an ancient Roman doctor that made it into the Great Books of the Western World series), then that should be the first clue that the people who run this joint ain't too darn bright.
Another name for Galien University Tutorial College was LONDON COLLEGE OF HOLISTIC MEDICINE which was indeed a Limited Company registered in England. The Company was dissolved by the directors. The College used to offer correspondence courses in natural health subjects such as Herbal Medicine, Homoeopathy, Nutrition, Acupressure, Colour Healing etc.. in English medium as well as in Urdu medium till 2004 or brobably earlier. The directors were one Dr. Maye who retired due to old age and returned to the West Indies from England. They had a number of examiners to mark the exam papers, and to assess whether a student was eligible to receive their diplomas. As far as I know that was not a diploma mill.
I know who galien college people were ! Another name for Galien University Tutorial College was LONDON COLLEGE OF HOLISTIC MEDICINE which was indeed a Limited Company registered in England. The Company was dissolved by the directors. The College used to offer correspondence courses in natural health subjects such as Herbal Medicine, Homoeopathy, Nutrition, Acupressure, Colour Healing etc.. in English medium as well as in Urdu medium till 2004 or brobably earlier. The directors were one Dr. Maye who retired due to old age and returned to the West Indies from England. They had a number of examiners to mark the exam papers, and to assess whether a student was eligible to receive their diplomas. As far as I know that was not a diploma mill.
