Cebu Doctors' University

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Cebu Doctors' University
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Cebu Doctors' University in Mandaue
Former name
Cebu Doctors' College (1973–2005)
MottoPrimum Homo Esto (Latin)
Motto in English
Let Him First Be a Man
Type Private Nonsectarian Non-stock Non -profit Coeducational Higher education institution
Established1973;51 years ago (1973)
Academic affiliations
PAASCU
President Philip Anthony SD Larrazabal, MD
Vice-president
  • Enrico B. Gruet, MD
    (VP for Academic Affairs)
  • Engr. Oscar A. Tuason
    (VP for Administration)
  • Bettina Anne Larrazabal-Veloso
    (VP for Finance)
Students≤ 10,000
Address
Dr. P.V. Larrazabal Jr. Ave., North Reclamation Area
, ,
Cebu
,
Philippines

10°19′12″N123°55′59″E / 10.3199°N 123.9331°E / 10.3199; 123.9331
CampusMain campus (urban)
LanguageEnglish – medium of instruction
University HymnCDU Our Alma Mater
Colors Blue   and   White
Sporting affiliations
CESAFI
PRISAA
Mascot White Stallions
Website www.cebudoctorsuniversity.edu
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Location in the Visayas
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Location in the Philippines

Cebu Doctors' University, also referred to by its acronym CDU and colloquially Cebu Doc, is a private nonsectarian coeducational higher education institution located in Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines. It was founded in 1973 at Cebu City as Cebu Doctors' College (CDC), the school was formally renamed in 2005 as Cebu Doctors' University (CDU). It is organized into eight colleges, a Graduate school, and as of 2016, a Senior High school (Grades 11 and 12).

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Cebu Doctors' University priorbto 2019 consistently ranked among the top medical universities in the Philippines based on the National Licensure Examinations. [1]

It is the only private institution in the Philippines granted a University Status without having a basic education curriculum and catering mainly to courses related to the health services field. It is the first non-sectarian university in the Visayas to be granted the Autonomous Status, the highest status a university can get from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

Brief history

Cebu Doctors' University was organized in 1973 as Cebu Doctors' College and was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission in 1976. Its first campus was located adjacent to the present Cebu Doctors' University Hospital. Cebu Doctors' College of Nursing (CDU-CN) was the first College of the university when it was opened in 1973. Subsequently, the following colleges opened: in 1975, the Cebu Doctors' College of Arts and Sciences (CDU-CAS); in 1977, the Cebu Doctors' College of Medicine (CDU-CM), a non-stock, non-profit medical foundation; in 1980, the Cebu Doctors' College of Dentistry (CDU-CD), the Cebu Doctors' College of Optometry (CDU-CO), and the Graduate School; and in 1982, the Cebu Doctors' Institute of Allied Medical Sciences (CDIAMS) which was later renamed Cebu Doctors' College of Allied Medical Sciences (CDU-CAMS). In 1992, it was reconstructed creating therefrom a separate college, the Cebu Doctors' College of Rehabilitative Sciences (CDU-CRS). In 2004, the Cebu Doctors' University College of Pharmacy (CDU-CP) was established. And in 2016, the Cebu Doctors' University Senior High School (CDU-SHS) was set up under the CDU-CAS.

Colleges

College of Nursing

Degree programs

Highlights

  • Level III status granted by PAASCU
  • One of the top performing nursing schools in the Philippines based on Licensure Exam results. [2]

College of Arts and Sciences

Degree programs

Highlights

  • Its Biology program is granted Level II status by PAASCU

College of Medicine

Degree programs

Highlights

  • PBL system; associated with Cebu Doctors' University Hospital
  • Ranked number 8 during the September 2016 PRC Results [3]
  • The CDU-CM developed the teaching modules to be used in medical schools throughout the country for the integration of domestic and family violence issues into the medical curriculum.
  • Its Kauswagan Community Outreach Program has won one silver and two gold HAMIS awards for excellence in health services delivery awarded by the Department of Health.

College of Dentistry

Degree programs

Highlights

  • Ranks first among all dental schools in the Visayas and Mindanao with consistent board topnotchers in the National Dentists Licensure Examination. [4]

College of Optometry

Degree programs

Highlights

  • The premier Optometry school in the Philippines
  • Consistently tops the National Optometrist Licensure Examination and consistently produces board topnotchers [5]
  • Level II status granted by PACUCOA

College of Allied Medical Sciences

Degree programs

Highlights

  • Level II status granted by PAASCU
  • Consistent 100 percent passing rate in the National Licensure Examination for its Medical Laboratory Science Program which also produces consistent board topnotchers [6]
  • The First of the two schools who offers Radiologic Technology program in the province of Cebu.

College of Rehabilitative Sciences

Degree programs

Highlights

  • The premier PT and OT school in the South, and the first institution to offer the PT and OT programs in the Visayas and Mindanao
  • First PT and OT school in the Visayas to establish International linkage in the U.S. and Hong Kong
  • One of the five schools in the Philippines accredited by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT), and the first in the Visayas and Mindanao to receive OT program accreditation by the Occupational Therapy Association of the Philippines (OTAP)
  • Consistent high ranking and Board topnotchers in the National Licensure Examinations for PT, OT, and RTp, with passing percentages above the national mark [7] [8]

College of Pharmacy

Degree programs

Senior High School

Tracks and Strands offerings

Academic Track

Admissions

Students are admitted on the basis of their individual qualifications, regardless of sex, religion or race. CDU, especially the college offering a certain course offering, requires evidence of general competence, motivation, and capability. Aside from grades and test scores, preference shall be given to those who are properly motivated evincing an interest to learn, and have consistently demonstrated a genuine concern to follow CDU's standards.

Campus facilities

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