Cayetano Heredia University 3193748 225532962 2008-07-14T04:48:24Z 201.230.202.54 {{Unreferenced|date=April 2008}} {{Infobox_University |name =Cayetano Heredia University |native_name =Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia |latin_name = |motto =Spiritus ubi vult spirat (The spirit spreads wherever it wants) |image =[[Image:Upch.jpg|150px|Seal of Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia]] |established =1961 |type =Private University |endowment = |staff = |faculty = |rector =Dra. Fabiola León Velarde |students = |undergrad = |postgrad = |doctoral = |profess = |city =[[Lima]] |state = |country =[[Peru]] |campus = |affiliations = |footnotes = |website =[http://www.upch.edu.pe/ www.upch.edu.pe] |logo = }} '''Cayetano Heredia University''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: '''Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, (UPCH)''' or simply ''Cayetano Heredia'') is a [[private 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 actually property of any private or state entity. It is considered one of the top medical schools in Peru and is currently one of the majors publishers of scientific articles in the country. ==History== It was founded in 1961 by a group of professors and students from the [[medicine|school of medicine]] of the [[dean (education)|four-century-old]] [[National University of San Marcos]] also of Lima. This [[dissident|dissenting]] group of students and professors disagreed with the system prevalent in [[UNMSM]] at the time. However, some analysts believe most of them where already under a prior arrangement to establish their own university outside the control of the medical board that existed in the 1960s at San Marcos University. ==Academics== Soon after its founding and during the next following forty plus years Cayetano Heredia University became a significant center of [[higher learning]] and scientific research in Peru. ''UPCH'' is credited to be responsible -together with [[San Marcos University]]- for most of the world-quality research production in the area of [[health sciences]] in Peru. It is a rather small (under 2,000 students) school that focuses on the disciplines of Medicine, Dentistry, Natural Sciences, Public Health, Veterinary, Nursing, Psychology and Education. It grants baccalaureate degrees as well as advanced Master and doctoral degrees in biochemistry, biotechnology, medicine, biology, etc. ==Research== Cayetano Heredia University has established numerous agreements and collaborative arrangements with leading institutions from all over the world, including the Johns Hopkins University, University of Washington, University of California San Diego, University of California Berkeley, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, and the Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine in Belgium, among others. The Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt (Tropical Medicine Institute) is among the top research institutions in tropical medicine in Latin America, with ongoing investigations in tuberculosis, leishmaniasis, malaria and HIV, both in its site in Lima and in several field sites such as Iquitos, Cuzco and La Merced. The institute is also internationally recognized for the Gorgas Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine [http://www.dom.uab.edu/gorgas/], given jointly with UAB. The Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura ( High Altitude Research Institute) is also known for its contribution to the understanding of high altitude physiology and the pathophysiology of acute and chronic high altitude sickness. ===Logos=== The Logo of Cayetano Heredia is a yellow shield with the words "Spiritus ubi vult spirat" on the sides. In the middle, theres a flame with a serpent around it. [[Image:logoupch.jpg|thumb|right|Seal of Cayetano Heredia University]] ==Organization== The university is governed by: *A [[rector]] *Three vice-rectors (academic, administrative and investigation) *The university assembly (composed of professors and students). The original [[Faculty (university)|faculties]] at Cayetano Heredia were [[Medicine]] (Alberto Hurtado Faculty of Medicine) and [[Philosophy and Sciences]]. Later on, it included the faculties of [[Veterinary]], [[Public Health]], [[Odontology]] and [[Psychology]]. ==Famous UPCH alumni== [[Fernando Espejo]] [[Thomas Kirchhausen]] - Professor of Cell Biology at [[Harvard Medical School]] and Senior Researcher at [[Harvard University]] [[Carlos Bustamante]] [[Ernesto Freire]] [[Maria C. Freire]] [[Eduardo Gotuzzo]] [[Jose L. Proaño]] [[Alfonso Solimano]] ==References== *{{cite web|title=Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia|work=Official university site|url=http://www.upch.edu.pe|accessdate=December 18|accessyear=2005}} {{es icon}} ==External links== * [http://www.upch.edu.pe/upchvi/portada.asp Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia official website] [[Category:Education in Lima]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1961]] [[Category:Universities in Peru]] [[es:Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia]]