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Early History of Dow: The Real Benefactor

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

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Amin H. Karim MD December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

DowLInk Special Edition by DOGANA 2008.

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

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Amin H. Karim MD November 22, 2018November 22, 2018

Habib Bank Ltd Dow Medical College Branch 1966

A PAGE FROM DOW HISTORY 1966: Talking about Foundation Stones and Dow Medical College, here is the foundation of Habib Bank Limited, Dow Medical College Branch in April 1966. The Principal at that time Prof. Mahmud Ali Shah is looking over. He was the Principal for 14 years till 1969 when Prof. Abdul Waheed tookRead More

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Amin H. Karim MD December 13, 2017

A Page from Dow History 1945 Sir Hugh Dow

Text courtesy of Dr. Adnan Zuberi, Hartlepool UK, Dow 1989 graduate.

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Amin H. Karim MD December 13, 2017December 13, 2017

The Letter from the grand daughter of Sir Hugh Dow

I received a very pleasant surprise. A letter from Ms. Helen Wagner, grand daughter of Sir Hugh Dow. It is addressed to all Dowites. She writes about her grandad, Sir Hugh Dow and her fond memories about him. I am sure all Dowities would love to read a personal account of Sir Hugh Dow writtenRead More

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Rizwan Karatela December 12, 2017December 12, 2017

Foundation of Dow Medical College Dec 10 1945

Photos courtesy of Dr. Sohail Ansari

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Amin H. Karim MD December 11, 2017

Inauguration of Dow Medical College Building 1945.

November 1945:  The inauguration of the building of Dow Medical College, Karachi. Minister of Sindh Mr. Pir Ilahi Bux addressing the audience.  Governor of SIndh Mr. Maudi (seated) inaugurated the Building. 45 students were later admitted to the first batch among them one Muslim girl named Ms. Fahmida Shaikh. Dow Medical College (now Dow UniversityRead More

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Amin H. Karim MD December 8, 2017

Dow Class of 1977 Ruby Anniversary December 2017

Beyond Nostalgia: 40 years on….and counting! By Prof. Murad M. Khan,  Department of Psychiatry, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.   “You do not come to Dow Medical College to learn medicine. You come to Dow Medical College to learn about life…” (Sarfaraz Ahmed, Class of ’74) “This must be the most unusual batch I haveRead More

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Amin H. Karim MD January 22, 2017

11th Annual Medical Symposium DMC May 1993

DowMedicalCollege Click on the DowMedicalCollege above to open the souvenir in pdf format. This is the souvenir that was issued on the occasion of the 11th. Medical symposium held May 21-23 1993 and involving the faculty of Dow Medical College and Lyari General Hospital, Karachi. The souvenir was sent to me in 1999 by Dr.Read More

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Amin H. Karim MD April 17, 2014April 17, 2014

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 theRead More

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Rizwan Karatela February 25, 2014February 25, 2014
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