Category: 2015

  • Dow Medical College Class of 2015 Complete Alumni List

    Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi. 2015 Annual, DUHS) Dow Medical College Merit Seat No. Enrolment Name Father’s Name No. No. 1 901085 01/2009/085 AMNA QURESHI ABDUL MUQEET QURESHI 2 901025 01/2009/025 ABDUL GHANI IQBAL IQBAL ABDUL GHANI 3 901112 01/2009/112 NOUREEN KANWAL ABDUL AZIZ 4 901109 01/2009/109 FATIMA TAHIR MUHAMMAD TAHIR 5 901076 01/2009/076…

  • Retracing History: Inauguration Day, Dow Medical College 1945

    By Raamish Karatela Dow Medical College is one the oldest Medical Colleges in Pakistan. It was established under British rule in 1945 under the leadership of Sir Hugh Dow (the then Governor of Sind) and his Minister of Public Health, Dr. Hermandas Wadhwant. It has since then served as one of the premier and prestigious…

  • Life In Dow 2015

    12 Things You Realize When You Are A Student At DOW Medical College By Sidrah – Nov 25, 2015 Every student who wants to become a doctor has a dream of studying in the Dow Universityof Health Sciences. After years of struggle, when you finally get in, it is the happiest moment of your life. Your…

  • Student Movement in Pakistan (By S. Ehtisham MD, Dow 1962)

    In order to get a clear idea of student movement in Pakistan, we have to look at the religious make up of the educational institutions in the regions, which became East and West Pakistan. On the western side, student activism sustained a grievous setback at the time of partition. An overwhelming majority of students were…

  • Prof. Dr. Hussain Ahmed (1923-1976)

    Prof. Dr. Hussain Ahmed, M.B.B.S., D.A. (London), D.A. (Copenhagen), F.F.A.R.C.S. (London), F.C.P.S. (Pakistan). Dr. Hussain Ahmed was among the hardworking and dedicated pioneers who established departments of Dow Medical College (DMC) and Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK), after partition.Born on 15th Sept. ’23 in Madras, India, Dr. Hussain Ahmed completed his M.B.B.S. at Madras Medical College,…

  • Dowite 1976 Dr. Shahid Yousuf Awarded Gold Medal by APPNA

    Dr. Shahid Yousuf is a DMC graduate of 1976. He is a retired Psychiatrist in Florida. In August 2015 Association of Pakistani-Descent Physicians of North America (APPNA) awarded Dr. Yousuf a Gold Medal for his services to the cause of the Association and to the alumni in general. DOWITE SHAHID YOUSUF DMC 1976 BEING AWARDED…

  • Prof. Mir Abdul Basir

    (Photo and text courtesy of Shehla Hussain MD) Prof. Dr. Mir Abdul Basir, M.B.B.S., PhD (London) was the Prof. of Physiology at the Dow Medical College, Karachi, from 1948 to 1951. He then moved to Liaquat Medical College as its founder Principal – cum – Prof. of Physiology where he served until his retirement in…

  • The Dow Snack Corner – Haji Saheb and Shaji

    Recently we received email from Anis Rehman who remembers his days in Dow when his father, our Haji Saheb and his uncle Shahji used to run the famous Dow Snack Corner and Canteen. Now a grown man and doing quite well, he saw our Dow Days Blog and noted the post on Dow Canteen he sent…

  • The Famous Dow Canteen

    OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA The Dow Canteen The famous Dow Medical College Canteen 1997. Note student party office on the ground floor with the Pakistan Post Office next to it. The Post Office issued National ID cards when they were first introduced. The canteen is no longer there replaced by the Dow University Building in 2008.…

  • DMCSU Elections 1964

    https://www.thedowdays.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Pasha-Flash-show-EMAIL.wmv Elections for Student’s Union were an integral part of Dow Medical College, Karachi upto the mid 1980s when they were banned. The following are some photos and account of the Elections for the the year 1964, a year before the War with India and the country under Marshall Law presided over by Field Marshall…