A Homecoming to Remember: Best Centurian Graduate of 1960, Prof. Mehmood Ali Malik Returns to King Edward Medical University.
Some visits transcend time. They remind us that while buildings may change, the spirit of an institution remains eternal. Team KEMUNITED recently had the immense privilege of welcoming Prof. Mehmood Ali Malik , the Best Centurian Graduate of the Class of 1960 and former Principal of King Edward Medical University, back to his alma mater. Decades after graduating from the then King Edward Medical College (KEMC), Prof. Malik returned to witness how the institution and its students have evolved. During our conversation, we asked him how he felt King Edward had changed over the years. With a warm smile, he reminisced about student life in the 1960s: “Beta, hamaray dour mein tou baray sakht professors hotay thay. Ab tou aisa kuch bhi nahi. Dil beth jata tha agar professor aap ka naam le leta.” His words painted a vivid picture of an era where discipline, respect, and academic rigor defined medical education. Though times have changed, his memories reflected the values th...