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Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | |
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| Motto | Spiritus ubi vult spirat[1] (The spirit spreads wherever it wants) |
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| Type | Private nonprofit university |
| Established | September 22, 1961 |
Academic affiliation | Consortium of Universities THE |
| Rector | Dr. Enrique Castañeda Saldaña |
| Address | Av. Honorio Delgado 430, Urb. Ingeniería, San Martin de Porres , , 12°01′26″S 77°03′23″W / 12.0240°S 77.0565°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | cayetano |
Cayetano Heredia University (Spanish: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, UPCH; or simply Cayetano Heredia) is a private nonprofit university located in Lima, Peru. It was named in honor of Cayetano Heredia, one of the eminent Peruvian physicians of the 19th century. The university is overseen by a board of trustees (patronato) and is not owned by any private or state entity. It is considered one of the top medical schools in Peru, along the Faculty of Medicine "San Fernando" of National University of San Marcos, and is currently one of the major producers and publishers of scientific research in the country.
- ^ "University motto". Cayetano-pae.org (in Spanish). Peruvian American Endowment. April 1994. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008.