Here we showcase Dowite’s original work, in poetry, art and design and literature.
By Dr. Sohail Ansari 10th December 1945Dow Medical College75 years – Golden JubileeMost will recognise Sir Hugh Dow and relate him as the founder of Dow Medical College. The medical college in Hyderabad was under threat unless it was improved and transferred to Karachi. The man behind the negotiations and actions for this to happenRead More
I wrote and have recited a poem about Dow in England and America several times , I am D83; I am sure lot of Dowites will enjoy …… ڈاو وہ میری درسگاہِ عشق جسےمیں ڈاو کہتا تھا وہاں اللہ بھی رہتا تھا وہاں پر رام رہتا تھا بڑی مشکل سے ایڈمیشن ملا کرتا تھا ڈاوRead More
DowLinkDOGANA2008 Here is a .pdf copy of DowLink Special Edition 2008 Journey Through The Years published by the Dow Graduate Association of North America. It is a great collection of Dow History text and photos, including list of all the Principals of Dow Medical College from 1945 to 2005 as well as Presidents of DOGANA.Read More
Dr. Syed Yusuf Iftikhar, a 1979 graduate of Dow Medical College Karachi; Dr. Iftikhar is a cancer surgeon in Derby, UK. In 2005 when Azad Kashmir was affected by a massive earthquake, he helped out with medical care in Balakot and went on the establish a hospital program in Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir. The program isRead More
An intercollegiate Arts and Crafts Competition was organized in 1971, organised by Hashim Shariat. Girls from Home Economics College Karachi, led by Ms. Shehla Qaiser helped out. Dr. Meher Bano of class of 1977 and Dr. Ghazala Durrani Class of 1977 won the first and second prize in Embroidery. Prof. Fazle Ilahi distributed the prizes. Photo isRead More
This page was sent to me from Prof. Abdul Wahid’s daughter Prof. Zarnaz Waheed. He wrote these verses, it seems in 1959 or maybe later. He read this after his retirement in 1985 at the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of the Class of 1960. Dr. Mohammad Hafeez Rahman recorded this and the video hasRead More
This video took many years to be finally traced to Dr. Mohammad Hafeez Rahman MD who graciously gave it to for processing it into a movie. I first heard about the video at the Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Class of 1960 in Houston in 2010. Prof. Adeeb Rizvi came from Karachi to attend hisRead More
BLOOD PRESSURE PREVALENCE IN KARACHI: High blood pressure (BP) is one of the leading risk factors for global disease burden, accounting for 17% of all deaths worldwide . The approximate number of adults with elevated BP has increased from 594 million in 1975 to 1.13 billion in 2015, 258 million of whom were living inRead More
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
