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Dow Medical College

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Dow Medical College
ڈاؤ میڈیکل کالج
Dow Medical College, Karachi
TypePublic
Established1945
PrincipalProf. Saba Sohail [1]
Location, ,
AffiliationsHEC
WebsiteOfficial website

Dow Medical College is a public medical school located in the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was founded in 1945 and named after British civil servant Sir Hugh Dow, Governor of Sindh.[2]

In 2003, it became a constituent college of the newly formed Dow University of Health Sciences.[3]

History

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The Dow Medical College was established in Hyderabad in the 1945. It was relocated to Karachi by Sir Hugh Dow, governor of Sindh. Until 1947, it was an affiliate of University of Bombay. After the independence of India, it was under the University of Sindh. After the University of Karachi was founded, it became its affiliate. It was in 2003 when the Dow University of Health Sciences was established as an independent institution, with Dow Medical College and two other colleges being put under its umbrella.[4][5]

E-CME Program

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Dow University of Health Sciences launched its web-based Continuing Medical Education Program named the "e-CME Program for the Family Physicians".[6]

Social service activities

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Notable alumni

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Dow Medical college is a large provider of physicians to Pakistan and also to the United States.[7] It is the Pakistan medical school with the greatest amount of licensed physicians in the United States per the 2108 FSMB Survey with 3,232 licensed physicians.[7] Its notable graduates include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Welcome to Dow University of Health Sciences". duhs.edu.pk.
  2. ^ "Dow Medical College History". Dow Medical College.
  3. ^ DMC DUHS website. Retrieved 2 September 2010
  4. ^ "Dow Medical College, Here Is Everything You Need To Know About It". Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Dow Medical College". Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Welcome to Dow University of Health Sciences". duhs.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  7. ^ a b "FSMB Census of Licensed Physicians in the United States, 2018" (PDF). FSMB. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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