Dow International Medical College

Dow International Medical College is a government-owned public sector medical college in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, which is recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC). Admittance is limited to 150 students per year. It is affiliated with Dow University of Health Sciences,. It is the only Medical College in Pakistan which is specifically for Overseas Pakistanis, and is the only public sector medical college in Pakistan having its own liver transplant unit in addition to the state of art other clinical services. Dow International Medical College is also fully recognized for FCPS postgraduate training in various disciplines including General Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, ENT, Ophthalmology, General Medicine, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Pulmonology, Radiology and Hematology by College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan.IntroductionDow International Medical College was established in 2005, it is a constituent college of Dow University of Health Sciences admitting 150 MBBS students per year, specifically to facilitate the medical education for the children of overseas Pakistanis residing all around the world. DIMC follows the semester system as per the directives of PMDC. An integrated modular curriculum has been adopted by Dow University of Health Sciences since 2009. The DIMC is included in WHO directory & IMED-FAIMER. Recently DIMC has established its dental section which has been allowed by PMDC to admit 50 BDS students per year. The college building is a state-of-the-art with a constructed area of 200,000 square feet. The college has five fully equipped laboratories including the Power Lab well established Anatomy and Forensic Museum, Dow Animal House harboring horses, rats and mice of different type strains, rabbits, monkeys and Snakes for research purposes, skill lab for undergraduates & postgraduates and Professional Development Centre for Faculty development & training. The college has a huge three storied library with book section, digital library with three hundred work stations, reading room & video conferencing room.