Karachi 1957: Dow Medical College Karachi. Girl students went on a hunger strike with the following demands: 1) Better hostel facilities, (2) Better lending library (3) Passing marks should be 50% instead of 60% and other demands. Then Prime Minister of Pakistan Marhoom Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy visited the College and met with the students, reassuringRead More
Dr. Busharat Ahmad, a 1955 graduate of Dow Medical College passed away on March 26 2023 (Ramazan 4 , 1444 AH). He practiced Ophthalmology in USA. Dr. Busharat Ahmad1922-2023A tribute By S. Amjad Hussain Dr. Busharat Ahmad, a founding member of APPNA and the architect of APPNA’s first constitution died recently in Monroe, Michigan afterRead More
Dow Medical College Karachi Class of 1959 celebrating their 60th Anniversary at the Karachi Gymkhana. What a privilege! Staying in touch and meeting together 60 years after graduating! Famous Karachi pediatrician and tireless health advocate Prof. Ghaffar Billo is second from left. Can anyone recognize others? Please state in your comments and we will tagRead More
Dow Medical College January 6 1956: Academic Award Winners of Class of 1956; It was a very tumultuous period. politically with formation of Student political parties and the turmoil in the country. The students had realized their power; Violence and strikes were rampant and exams were postponed. There were 46 boys and 43 girls inRead More
Dr Abdul Gaffar Billoo, veteran pediatrician and Professor emeritus at the Aga Khan University, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, A 1959 graduate of Dow Medical College, Karachi, and served as the Chair of Paediatrics & Child Health at Dow Medical College and as Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Karachi University. We were his students inRead More
The first Dow Medical College magazine ever published in 1950. Photo courtesy of Syed Siddigue SB posted on our forum DowList on FaceBook
Remembering Dr. Muhammad Abdul Hameed Siddiqi — Dr. Muhammad Abdul Hameed Siddiqi was born on 12th July 1902 in UP, graduated from KGMC (King George Medical College) Lucknow in 1928, got distinction in most of the subjects. He did his MS from Lucknow university in 1930, the first graduate to recieve the MS from thatRead More
A cardiology Legend passes away. Professor Shahbuddin H. Rahimtoola MD MACC passed away on December 10 2018. Professor Rahimtoola was present at the first APCNA meeting in New Orleans when our Association was established. He was a Mentor to our Association. Always there to help us promote our organization. He personally brought cardiologists into ourRead More
This is from the collection of Mr. Nadeem S. Haroon whose uncle was in Dow at the time. Dow Medical College had the best fetes and shows in town. Many famous celebrities got propelled from here. Per Dowite Dr. Sohail Ansari on FaceBook post: There was one fete in our times at Dow held atRead More
