Cebu Doctors' University

Cebu Doctors' University
Former names
 Cebu Doctors' College
Motto Primum Homo Esto
Motto in English
 "Let Him First Be a Man"
Type Private; Medical University
Established 1975
Affiliation Nonsectarian
President Dr. Potenciano V. Larrazabal Jr.
Students 17,000+
Location Philippines#1 Dr. P.V. Larrazabal Jr. Avenue, Mandaue City, Cebu, 6014, Philippines
Campus Urban
Language English
University Hymn CDU Our Alma Mater
Colors          Blue and White
Nickname CDU White Stallions
Affiliations

Cebu Doctors' University Hospital
Mactan Doctors' Hospital
North General Hospital
South General Hospital
San Carlos Doctors' Hospital

Ormoc Doctors' Hospital
Website www.cebudoctorsuniversity.edu

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

Founded in 1975 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).

Cebu Doctors' University consistently ranks among the top and prestigious medical universities in the Philippines based on the National Licensure Examinations.[1]

It is the only institution in the Philippines granted a University Status without having 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).

Historical Brief

Cebu Doctors' University was organized in 1975 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 (now CDU-CN), one of the first nursing colleges in Cebu, was the first College to open in 1973. Subsequently, the following colleges opened: in 1975, the Cebu Doctors' College of Arts and Sciences (now CDU-CAS); in 1977, the Cebu Doctors' College of Medicine (now CDU-CM), a non-stock, non-profit medical foundation; in 1980, the Cebu Doctors' College of Dentistry (now CDU-CD), the Cebu Doctors' College of Optometry (now 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 (now CDU-CAMS). In 1992, It was reconstructed creating therefrom a separate college, the Cebu Doctors' College of Rehabilitative Sciences (now 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.

Cebu Doctors' University in Mandaue city

Colleges

College of Nursing

Degree Programs

Highlights

College of Arts and Sciences

Degree Programs

Highlights

College of Medicine

Degree Programs

Highlights

College of Dentistry

Degree Programs

Highlights

College of Optometry

Degree Programs

Highlights

College of Allied Medical Sciences

Degree Programs

Highlights

College of Rehabilitative Sciences

Degree Programs

Highlights

College of Pharmacy

Degree Programs

Graduate School


Degree Programs offered

Senior High School


Tracks and Strands Offerings

Academic Track

Tech-Voc 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

Library

The Cebu Doctors' University has two libraries, namely: the Main Library, which is located on the second floor and the University Medical Library, which is found on the fifth floor of Cebu Doctors' University. The University Library caters to the needs of all students of Cebu Doctors' University, except those of the College of Medicine, the latter having its own library.

CDU Swimming Pool

CDU Swimming Pool

University Examination Hall

Old Gymnasium now being utilized as an Examination Hall

CDU Examination Hall

References

  1. ↑ "Philippines Universities Ranking: Medical & Healthcare". finduniversity.ph.
  2. ↑ "June 2017 Nurse Licensure Examination Performance of Schools" (PDF). PRC.
  3. ↑ "PHYSICIAN LICENSURE EXAMINATION RESULTS" (PDF). PRC.
  4. ↑ "May 2017 Dentist Licensure Examination Performance of Schools" (PDF). PRC.
  5. ↑ "July 2016 Optometrist Licensure Examination Performance of Schools" (PDF). PRC.
  6. ↑ "AUGUST 2016 PT-OT LICENSURE EXAMINATION PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOLS" (PDF). PRC.
  7. ↑ "RESPIRATORY THERAPIST LICENSURE EXAMINATION RESULTS" (PDF). PRC.

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