Category: 1950s

  • The Dow Legacy & International Figures Visiting Dow in the 1950s

    The Dow Medical College was central to the country’s healthcare system and played a crucial role in shaping medical education. During its first decade, the college hosted many world-renowned figures across all fields of medicine and surgery, reflecting its prominence on the global stage. Although detailed records of their visits and reports are scarce, the…

  • Student Politics in Pakistan

    Student politics in Pakistan: A celebration, lament & history By Nadeem F. Paracha Updated 3 days ago DAWN JULY 2 2014 This is an abridged version of a detailed paper written by the author in 2009. The paper has been frequently used by various western and local academics as a reference tool to trace the history and…

  • The Victory Day in 1953 – The Student Struggle

    From the Archives: page from Dow Magazine 1953 The Victory Day as noted in the Dow Magazine 1953. While the details are not noted this picture gives the glimpse of the student activism in 1950s. Dow had been the institution always in the forefront of national politics and played pivotal role in shaping of the…

  • Professor Shahbuddin Rahimtoola, Class of 1954 – a Distinguished Career

    Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola, M.B., F.R.C.P.,M.A.C.P,,M.A.C.C., D.Sc. (Hon) Dr. Shahbudin Rahimtoola was born in Bombay, India and graduated M.B.B.S from Dow Medical College in 1954. He received the MRCP from the Royal College of Physician of Edinburgh in 1963 and he was awarded the Fellowship in 1972. He came to the United States in 1963 and…

  • The Class List of 1956

    From the Class Lists Project: List of 1956 Dow Graduates. Compiled from the dusty old registered in the shelves of Dow Admin building … bound to have erros, typo etc Fname Mname Lname YOG Kaukab Syed Abbas 1956 Jehan Ara Affandi 1956 Aftab Ahmad 1956 Busharat Ahmed 1956 Sarfaraz Ahmad 1956 S. Vafiuddin Ahmed 1956…

  • The DMCSU 1952

    The DMCSU 1952

  • Dr. Busharat Ahmed, Dow Class of 1956

    Busharat Ahmad, MD, known as “Bush” by many of his colleagues, is one of the most well-known and respected IMGs in the United States. He is a strong advocate for IMGs, and continues to be a leader working on behalf of IMGs.AMA Leadership Involvement: Busharat Ahmad, MD was on the first and second AMA ad…

  • The Class List of 1954

    The 1954 Class list is compiled from the registers kept in Dow Administration. It was hand written class by class into Excel worksheet. Fname Mname Lname YOG Moin uddin Ahmad 1954 Abasi Bashir Ahmad 1954 Mumtazuddin Ahmed 1954 Miss. Razia Akbari 1954 Yousuf Syed Ali 1954 Yseen Ali 1954 Miss. Kaneez Fatima Aziz 1954 Allah…

  • The Cover of Dow Magazine 1952

    The Dow Magazine 1952