Puneet Varma (Editor)

Cebu Doctors' University

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Established
  
1975

Phone
  
+63 32 238 8333

Founded
  
1975

Campus
  
1 campus; urban

Number of students
  
17,000

Colors
  
White, Blue

Cebu Doctors' University

Motto in English
  
"Let Him First Be a Man"

Type
  
Private, Medical University

President
  
Dr. Potenciano Larrazabal

Location
  
#1 Dr. P.V. Larrazabal Jr. Avenue, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines

Address
  
North Reclamation Area Mandaue City Cebu, Philippines

Motto
  
Primum Homo Esto ("Let Him First Be a Man")

Similar
  
Southwestern University, Cebu Institute of Medicine, University of San Carlos, Cebu Normal University, University of Cebu

Cebu doctors university cdu


Cebu Doctors' University (CDU) is a private university located in Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines.

Contents

It was founded in 1975 at Cebu City as Cebu Doctors' College (CDC) adjacent to the present Cebu Doctors' University Hospital with the opening of its College of Nursing, one of the first nursing colleges in Cebu.

CDC was granted university status by 2005 and moved to its present campus in Mandaue City by 2007. It has eight colleges and a graduate school. It is the only school in the Philippines declared as a university without having basic education (pre-school - high school) curriculum and catering mainly to courses related to the health services field. As of 2016, the university offers senior high school (grades 11 and 12).

Colleges

  • College of Nursing (CDU-CN, established 1973)
    • – Level III status granted by PAASCU
  • College of Arts and Sciences (CDU-CAS, established 1975)
    • – offers undergraduate degrees on biology, computer science, psychology, AB English major in ESL/EFL and International Studies. It also offers associate degrees in computer technology and health science education.
  • College of Medicine (CDU-CM, established 1977)
    • – PBL system; associated with Cebu Doctors' University Hospital (ranked number 9 during the February 2011 PRC Results).
  • College of Dentistry (CDU-CD, established 1980)
  • College of Optometry (CDU-CO, established 1980)
  • College of Allied Medical Sciences, formerly Institute of Allied Medical Sciences (CDU-CAMS, established 1982)
    • – offering degrees in medical laboratory science and radiologic technology.
  • College of Rehabilitative Sciences (CDU-CRS, established 1992)
    • – created after restructuring of CAMS, offering degrees on physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology and respiratory therapy.
  • College of Pharmacy (CDU-CP, established 2004)
  • Graduate School (established 1980)

    • References

    Cebu Doctors' University Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics