Cebu Doctors' University, also referred to by its acronym CDU and colloquially Cebu Doc, is a private

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coeducational higher education institution located in Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines. It was founded in 1973 at

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as Cebu Doctors' College (CDC), the school was formally renamed in 2005 as Cebu Doctors' University (CDU). It is organized into eight colleges, a

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, and as of 2016, a Senior High school (Grades 11 and 12). Cebu Doctors' University prior to 2019 consistently ranked among the top medical universities in the Philippines based on the National Licensure Examinations. It is the only private institution in the

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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

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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 *College of Arts and Sciences *College of Medicine *College of Dentistry *College of Optometry *College of Allied Medical Sciences *College of Rehabilitative Sciences *College of Pharmacy

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 * University Examination Hall – Old Gymnasium now being utilized as an Examination Hall File:University Pool.jpg, center, CDU Swimming Pool File:CDU Examination Hall.jpg, CDU Examination Hall

References

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* {{Cebu universities and colleges Dental schools in the Philippines Education in Mandaue Nursing schools in the Philippines Medical schools in the Philippines Universities and colleges in Metro Cebu Universities and colleges established in 1975 1975 establishments in the Philippines