On June 25, 2026, the defense of a thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) by Aizhan Nurzhanovna Baituganova took place at the dissertation council for the educational programs "Public Health" and "Nursing Science" at "Karaganda Medical University" NCJSC, on the educational program 8D10101 "Nursing Science."
 
The subject of the thesis: "Разработка модели сестринской помощи при заболеваниях органов дыхания у детей в условиях первичной медико-санитарной помощи" (Development of a nursing care model for respiratory diseases in children within primary health care)
 
Thesis advisors:
 
· Gulnar Adilkhanovna Zhaksylykova – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor at the Department of Nursing, "Astana Medical University" NCJSC, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan.
· Ulbossyn Sheraliyevna Saltabayeva – PhD, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Nursing, "Astana Medical University" NCJSC, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan.
· Jūratė Macijauskienė – PhD, Professor, Chairperson of the Senate, Dean of the Faculty of Nursing, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Republic of Lithuania.
 
Following the results of the secret ballot, the dissertation council applied to the Science and Higher Education Quality Assurance Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan to award Aizhan Nurzhanovna Baituganova the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
 
The dissertation council congratulates the doctoral candidate and thesis advisors on the successfully defended thesis and wishes them further scientific achievements, professional success, and new academic accomplishments!