Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia is a private research university in Lima founded in 1961 by a group of physicians seeking to raise the standard of medical education and health research in Peru. It became the first Peruvian university to earn international institutional accreditation, in 2007, and trains its medical, nursing, and stomatology students through a longstanding clinical partnership with Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia. The university enrolls roughly 10,400 students across eight faculties, with a research history centered on diseases specific to Peru's geography, including tuberculosis, cholera, and high-altitude adaptation. Notable alumni include researchers at NASA, Johns Hopkins, and Harvard.
UPCH was founded in 1961 by physicians including Honorio Delgado and Alberto Hurtado specifically to raise academic standards in Peruvian medical education and health research, and it became the first Peruvian university to earn international institutional accreditation, from CINDA's International Quality Institute in 2007, renewed in 2010 and 2016. Its clinical training runs through Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, a public Ministry of Health hospital the university has partnered with since 1967, giving students hands-on experience inside a functioning national hospital rather than a university-only teaching clinic. The university's research record includes historical work on tuberculosis, cholera, and high-altitude adaptation disease specific to Peru's geography and disease burden, and its faculty contributed to COVID-19 vaccine-development and diagnostic-testing projects. UPCH alumni have reached research positions at NASA, Johns Hopkins, Harvard, and the Mayo Clinic, according to the university's alumni office.
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| Program | Level | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine | BACHELOR | 3-4 YRS |
| Nursing | MASTER | 1-2 YRS |
| Stomatology (Dentistry) | PHD | 3-5 YRS |
| Psychology | MBA | 12-24 MO |
| Veterinary Medicine | BACHELOR | 3-4 YRS |