Logo of our alma mater Dow Medical College. Dow University of Health Sciences has taken it over but for us it will always be Dow Medical College, Karachi, the first medical school in Karachi and the only one for 30 years. Amin H. Karim MD
Talent abounded in Dow Medical College. Drs. Usman Sadiq Baluch (Class of 1973) and Dr. Nasser Mahmood (Class of 1973) made pencil sketches which were published in the Namood-e-Sahar of 1970 (Silver Jubilee edition) Amin H. Karim MD
Here is the Namood-e-Sahar 1970 Special Silver Jubilee Edition. Dow Medical College Karachi was established in 1945 and celebrated it’s Silver Jubilee in 1970. I am indebted to Dr. Syed Hamid Zaki for sharing his copy for scanning. Regards Amin H. Karim MD NamoodeSahar1970SilverJubPart1 NamoodeSahar1970SilverJubPart2
DowLite International 76-77 The above link opens up the entire DowLite International 1976-77 Issue in the .pdf format and you can read it on your computer. There are many interesting articles by Dow students, photos of the events in those days. If you have similar souvenirs please contact me at globelinker@gmail.com and I will adviseRead More
Dow Medical College Class of 1960: The photo is now fully tagged thanks to Irfan Rizvi, Dr. Ali Junshyd (a retired radiologist with V.A. Hospital in Houston, Texas, and Mr. Mazhar Kazi (who has worked with Dr. Rizvi as pathologist in the past. Currently he is in Houston). Dr. Bashir Ahmed is in Arlington, TexasRead More
Dr. Naseem in Florida. Class of 1964. Please contact Dr. Nisar Ahmed in Houston; nisarahmedmd@yahoo.com
The famous yum yum tree! Elsewhere on this site there is a poem by Dr. Syed Khalid Anwer, Class of 1983. Regards Amin H. Karim MD
Here is the souvenir Questar which was issued in 1971 by the Young Medicos Organization. The souvenir copy if courtesy of Dr. Syed Hamid Zaki, Past President of the Dow Medical College Students’ Union. Scanned by Amin H. Karim on a Fujitsu Scanner. Questar1971Vol1 Questar1971Vol2
The Birth of Young Medicos Organization 1957: YMO was a student organization in Dow Medical College that was formed for the purpose of working for the students of Dow and instilling in them a sense of community service. With time it became a “political organization” fielding candidates for the cabinet of Dow Medical College Students’Read More
