Cebu Doctors' University

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Cebu Doctors' University

Cebu Doctors' University in Mandaue
Former name	Cebu Doctors' College (1973–2005)
Motto	Primum Homo Esto (Latin)
Motto in English	Let Him First Be a Man
Type	Private Nonsectarian Non-stock Non -profit Coeducational Higher education institution
Established	1973; 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 , Mandaue City , Cebu , Philippines 10°19′12″N 123°55′59″E / 10.3199°N 123.9331°E / 10.3199; 123.9331
Campus	Main campus (urban)
Language	English – medium of instruction
University Hymn	CDU Our Alma Mater
Colors	Blue   and   White
Sporting affiliations	CESAFI PRISAA
Mascot	White Stallions
Website	www.cebudoctorsuniversity.edu
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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).

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).