Articles related to the history of Dow. Account of an event, a milestone or an item from the history of great importance …
Student Activism and Politics in a Third-World Medical School: A Truncated Recollection of Events Between 1975 and 1985 Naveed Kamal Shams, MD. Dow Graduate, Class of 1982. Currently, Senior Vice President Research & Development & Chief Medical Officer, OPKO Health, Inc. Miami, Florida Since the creation of Pakistan, student unions have played a pivotal roleRead More
Any thing about Dow Any item, piece of information, historical accounts, original articles, art work related to Dow will be a great idea to chronicle here on this blog. You may have saved political pamphlets or the election badge you may have kept as a souvenir. May be the class list, the grade book, theRead More
From December 10th, 1945 to December 10th, 2013 Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme; But you shall shine more bright in these contents Than unswept stone besmear’d with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues overturn, And broils root out the work of masonry, Nor Mars hisRead More
The Dow Milestones, Landmark Events By Professor Shafi Quraishy The original article was written by Dr. Shafi Quraishy for the publication for the 50th Anniversary of Dow in 1995. Later he edited the article for the publication about Dow History. Here is the printed version of that article.
In December 2004, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) was established due to efforts of a Dow graduate Dr. Ishrat ul Ebad Khan, Governor of Sindh. Another Dowite Dr. Masood Hameed Khan became it’s first Vice Chancellor. To see more on DUHS please visit it’s website at: http://www.duhs.edu.pk/
Dow Medical College Principals: The Historical Account 1945 to 2005: While every priniciapls of Dow controbuted in the development of Dow all through the years, the brief infroamtion on some of them is provided here. Dr. Col Aziz, is usually referred to as the First Principal. Tragically died on the day at the inauguration ofRead More
Book Review: “A MEDICAL DOCTOR EXAMINES LIFE ON THREE CONTINENTS” BY Dr. Syed Akthar Ehtisham. Dowite Class of 1962. The meeting to ‘launch’ Dr Syed Akhtar Ehtisham’s book, “A Medical Doctor Examines Life on Three Continents- was held by The Pakistan Society of The University of London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) on JanuaryRead More
This article was first written for the first ever Dow Medical College site created in 1994 (read more on this elsewhere on this blog) and subsequently edited with the help of Dr. Shafi Quraishy and Dr. Iqbal Memon on the 50th Anniversary of Dow in 1995. Since then various forms and edited version were used inRead More
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Here is the Dow Gazzette article, an interview with Prof Mushtaq
