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

It is recognised by Pakistan Medical and Dental Council and indexed in IMEMR, Pakmedinet and Global Health.

[citation needed] Patients' Welfare Association, also known as PWA, is one of the largest and oldest student run volunteer NGO of Pakistan.

[9][10] It has been cited in press for its earnest efforts in free patient service[11] 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[12][13] Team of scientists at Karachi has earlier found and identified 9 gene compounds and their efficiency in controlling the growth of epidemic virus.

[14] 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).