The 1970s era was a unique era in Dow and history of Pakistan. From 1970 to 1979, the classes from Dow saw the national elections, promises, disappointments, strikes and students unions …
Prof. Mushtaq Hasan was the Chief of General Medicine in the 1970’s and managed the Ward I of Civil Hospital, Karachi. Here is shown with his house staff in 1978 or so. Photo is courtesy of Dr. Nargis Kazi on the extreme left. Regards Amin H. Karim MD
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 AWARDEDRead More
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 sentRead More
(Dr. Yousuf is on the left) The following is from 1987 Michigan Psychiatric Society Newsletter of which this writer was a contributor. While most IMGS who have come to US in the mid 1980s onwards immediately got rights equal to US domestic medical graduates, they are unaware of the struggle that members of APPNA waged onRead More
Dow Medical College Students’ Union Gymkhana Committee Photo 1973-74 Photo courtesy of Dr. Kulsoom Sabir. Prof. Abdul Wahid (Anatomy and Principal) and Shakir Ali Jafry (Biochemistry) are no longer with us. They were great teachers and left a mark on Dow Medical College history. May they rest in eternal peace. Asadullah Khan (class of 1977)Read More
M. Shahid Yousuf Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award At the recent annual meeting of the Michigan Chapter of APPNA, Dr. M. Shahid Yousuf was given a lifetime achievement award for services to APPNA. The citation reads:- “APPNA- MI Chapter Presents The Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Shahid Yousuf in Recognition of Your Lifetime Service and DedicationRead More
Class of 1977, Surgical Unit II headed by late Prof. Fazle Ilahi 1976. Amin H. Karim MD
Photo courtesy of National Health Forum newsletter (www.nhfus.org)
Dr. Mohammed Haroon Z. Khan. FRCS. Consultant ENT Surgeon, Rochandle, UK. Dow graduate of 1975; Class of 1977 remembers Dr. Khan as the RMO when we were preparing for Final MBBS Exam; I personally remember him going out of his way to show students ENT instruments, knowledge of which was vital for the oral ENTRead More
Academic Council of the Dow Medical College,Karachi in May 1993 at the occasion of 11th Annual Symposium. Late Prof. Shakir Ali Jafery was the Principal of DMC. Photo courtesy of souvenir published in May 1993. The souvenir was sent to me in 1999 by Dr. Syed Hamid Zaki, Dow grad 1977, Karachi. Any helpRead More
