Dow University of Health Sciences

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Dow University of Health Sciences
ڈائو یونیوسٹی آف ہیلتھ سائنس
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Other name
DUHS
Motto in English
Prevention Is Better than Cure.
Type Public
Established1945 (1945)
Accreditation HEC, PMDC, CPSP
Chancellor Kamran Tessori (Governor of Sindh)
RegistrarAshar Afaq [1]
Location
Karachi, Sindh
,
Pakistan
CampusUrban
Colours
Website www.duhs.edu.pk

The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) is a public medical university located in the Urban metropolitan area of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was founded by Sir Hugh Dow, the then Governor of Sindh, in 1945. [2]

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Dow University of Health Sciences

The university comprises two health sciences undergraduate research institutes: Dow Medical College and Dow International Medical College. The university also has a very strong department of Postgraduate studies which monitors various basic medical sciences and clinical sciences programs at DUHS.

Established in 1945 as the Dow Medical College, it is known for its strong emphasis on economics biomedical, health, and medical research programmes. [3] It is ranked among the top medical schools by HEC in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. [4]

Affiliated Colleges

The only program of MBBS other than Dow Medical College and Dow International Medical College, offered by Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College is also affiliated with Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), along with the other list of institutions affiliated.

Academics

The institution offers undergraduate, post-graduate, doctorate diplomas and certificate courses in almost all academic disciplines relating to medical sciences. [3]

Undergraduate programs

Dow Institute of Medical Technology [5] offers Bachelor's programs 16 undergraduate degrees in four disciplines: Clinical Pathology Technology, Surgical Technology, Respiratory and Critical Care Technology and Ophthalmology.

Post graduate programs

Doctorate programs

  • PhD – Basic Medical Sciences
  • PhD – Public Health Program
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Basic Medical Sciences
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Medical Sciences
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Dental Sciences
  • Doctor of Medicine-MD

Diploma courses

Certificate courses

Journals

The Journal of the Dow University of Health Science is published 4 monthly by Dow University of Health Sciences. It is recognised by Pakistan Medical and Dental Council and indexed in IMEMR, Pakmedinet and Global Health. It is also available as an online medical journal.[ citation needed ]

El Mednifico Journal (EISSN 2307-7301) is an open access, quarterly, peer-reviewed, international medical journal.[ citation needed ]

The Journal of Pakistan Medical Students JPMS, the Journal of Pioneering Medical Sciences, an open access, peer-reviewed, online medical journal is a peer-reviewed, international journal from the students of Dow Medical College. It was started by Anis Rehman and Haris Riaz, from Batch of 2011.[ citation needed ]

Social service activities

Patients' Welfare Association, also known as PWA, is one of the largest and oldest student run volunteer NGO of Pakistan. Students of Dow Medical College have been managing it since 1979. The organization is a blessing for the poor patients coming to Civil Hospital Karachi, helping them through its Blood Bank, Drug Bank, Thalassemia Services, and General and Tuberculosis Follow-Up Clinics. [6] [7] It has been cited in press for its earnest efforts in free patient service [8]

Research & Development

Research at Dow University has discovered some variants of human gene, which may provide potency for fighting against Coronavirus disease 2019, as the sequence of virus in Pakistan is somewhat different from the Wuhan virus with few mutations [9] [10] Team of scientists at Karachi has earlier found and identified 9 gene compounds and their efficiency in controlling the growth of epidemic virus. [11] On 13 April, Research team of Dow University disclosed that the DUHS finds a ray of hope in combating COVID-19 epidemic, by suggesting local IVIG from recovered patients holds the potential to control the progress of virus in host (infected). They pointed out that this treatment process involves minimum risk with desired efficacy in recovering from COVID-19. [12]

International conference on SDGs

Office of Research, Innovation, & Commercialization (ORIC) and School of Public Health (SPH), Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) hosted a three-day international conference that focused on the sustainable development goals, for population health and wellbeing to achieve the targets by United States. The SDGs covered by DUHS are:

  1. Education, gender and inequality
  2. Health, well-being and demography
  3. Energy decarbonization and sustainable industry
  4. Sustainable food, land, water and oceans
  5. Sustainable cities and communities
  6. Digital revolution for sustainable development

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ Office of the Registrar. "Office of the Registrar" (PDF). Registrar office of Dow University. Registrar office of Dow University. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "History of DUHS". History of DUHS. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  3. 1 2 Programmes at DUHS. "Programmes at DUHS". Admissions. Admissions. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  4. ↑ HEC Rankings. "HEC Rankings". HEC Rankings. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to Dow University of Health Sciences". www.duhs.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
  6. ↑ "アコムでお金を借りる！【即日審査、振込…どうすれば可能？】". www.pwa-chk.org.
  7. ↑ "Patients' Welfare Association-PWA". www.facebook.com.
  8. ↑ "Volunteers at college" in Daily Dawn (newspaper) By Dr Masroor H.S. Bukhari, November 22, 2009.
  9. ↑ Imtiaz Ali (9 April 2020). "Human gene variants may offer resistance against Covid-19, Dow research suggests". Dawn. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  10. ↑ Khurshid Ahmed (6 April 2020). "Pakistani scientists get government nod to develop coronavirus vaccine". Arab News Pakistan. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  11. ↑ Rizvi, Safdar (22 March 2020). "Scientists in Karachi may have identified compounds effective in inhibiting growth of COVID-19 in host cells". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  12. ↑ Mohammad Bilal Tahir (13 April 2020). "Pakistan scientists achieve significant breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19". Business Recorder. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  13. ↑ Hafeez Tunio (5 September 2019). "Upwards and onwards: Sindh Police appoints first Hindu woman ASI". Express Tribune. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  14. ↑ "Cast(e) aside no more: Hindu representative gets elected for the seventh time - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  15. ↑ "Obituary" (PDF).

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