Leadership from the University of Arizona and the Zuckerman College of Public Health visited with leadership from the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas in Lima, Peru, to advance plans for a dual degree program.
Leadership from UPC and UArizona included, from left to right: Bruno Barandiaran, Dr. Angela Requena, Dr. Manuel Gutiérrez Sierra, Justin Dutram, Dr. Giancarlo Becerra Bravo, Dr. Iman Hakim, Dr. Pascual Chiarella, Dr. Claudia Ontaneda Mandujano, Dr. Pohl Milon Mayer, Dr. Eduardo Morzán Valderrama, and Dr. Rodrigo Rondón Herz.
In May, Dr. Iman Hakim, Dean of the Zuckerman College of Public Health, traveled to Peru to join Dr. Gabriela Valdez, Director of Global Education for the college, and Justin Dutram, Assistant Vice President of Mexico and Latin America at the University of Arizona, and meet with leadership from the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) in Lima, Peru. Representatives from both institutions discussed potential collaborations in the fields of public health and health sciences, and advanced plans for a dual degree program.
Public health does not stop at borders, and we are very pleased to collaborate with UPC to find solutions to our shared health challenges
Dean Iman Hakim
Dr. Edward Roekaert, UPC Rector, and Dr. Pascual Chiarella, UPC Dean of Health Sciences, hosted a series of dynamic meetings with UPC Directors of Health Sciences Programs and the UArizona delegation to discuss the possibility of offering public health dual degree programs in the fields of medicine, nutritional science, physical therapy, veterinary medicine, and nursing. The University of Arizona and UPC have collaborated over the past six years, establishing successful partnerships in the areas of business, communication, psychology, and engineering. The two universities hope to expand their collaboration into public health and aim to launch a dual degree BS in Public Health with UPC in March of 2026.
Leadership from the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas who participated included:
Dr. Pascual Chiarella, Dean of Health Sciences
Bruno Barandiaran, International Affairs Coordinator, Health Sciences
Dr. Angela Requena, International Affairs Coordinator, Health Sciences
Dr. Manuel Eduardo Gutiérrez Sierra, Director, Medicine
Dr. Claudia Ontaneda Mandujano, Director, Nutritional Sciences
Dr. Eduardo Javier Morzán Valderrama, Director, Dentistry
Dr. Giancarlo Becerra Bravo, Director, Physical Therapy and Sports Sciences
Dr. Rodrigo Rondón Herz, Director, Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Pohl Luis Milon Mayer, Director, Biology
Our leadership at the Zuckerman College of Public Health extends their gratitude to our colleagues at UPC for being such welcoming and thoughtful hosts, and we look forward to a successful collaboration between our two universities!
“Public health does not stop at borders, and we are very pleased to collaborate with UPC to find solutions to our shared health challenges,” said Dr. Hakim, “this partnership will help us educate the next generation of health leaders so together we can build a safer, healthier world.”
Representatives from UPC and UArizona gathered around a UArizona “Block A” on the UPC campus in Lima, including from-left-to-right: Matias Salgado, Professor; Victor Parasi, Chief Academic Officer, UPC-Monterrico Campus; María García, Professor; Dr. Iman Hakim; Jason Sherrill, Director, UPC-Arizona Programs; Flor Rodríguez, Director of Campus, UPC-Monterrico Campus; AVP Justin Dutram, and Dr. Pascual Chiarella.
Dr. Pascual Chiarella, Dean, Health Sciences, UPC, with Dr. Iman Hakim, Dean, Zuckerman College of Public Health.
