On June 25, 2026, the Dissertation Council for the educational programs of “Public Health” and “Nursing Science” at "Karaganda Medical University" NCJSC held the defence of a thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) of Kurolay Zholdybayevna Aimoldina, on the educational program of 8D10101 “Nursing Science.”

The subject of the thesis: "Оценка культуры безопасности пациентов в профессиональной деятельности специалистов сестринского дела" (Assessment of Patient Safety Culture in the Professional Practice of Nursing Specialists).

Thesis Advisors:

1. Nasikhat Kakimzhanovna Nurgaliyeva - PhD, Professor at the Department of General Medical Practice with the course of Evidence-Based Medicine, "Astana Medical University" NCJSC (Astana, Kazakhstan);

2. Gulmira Azhmadinovna Derbisalina - Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of General Medical Practice with the xourse of Evidence-Based Medicine, "Astana Medical University" NCJSC (Astana, Kazakhstan).

Foreign thesis advisor:

Mojtaba Vaismoradi, PhD, Professor at the Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nord University (Bodø, Norway).

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 Kurolay Zholdybayevna Aimoldina 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 continued scientific achievements, professional success, and further accomplishments in research.