On December 12, 2025, at the meeting of the Dissertation Council for the educational program 8D10140 “Pharmacy” at JSC “South Kazakhstan Medical Academy”, the first-ever doctoral dissertation defense in this field in the history of SKMA took place. Karzhaubaeva Aishabibi Duisenbekovna successfully defended her dissertation, becoming the first doctoral candidate and the first recipient of the PhD degree in the “Pharmacy” program at SKMA.
On February 12, 2026, by Order No. 116 of the Chair of the Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Karzhaubaeva Aishabibi Duisenbekovna was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the educational program 8D10140 “Pharmacy”.

The dissertation was completed under the supervision of the domestic scientific advisor — Candidate of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor K.K. Orynbasarova, and the foreign scientific advisor — Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor D.A. Konovalov.

The contribution of the scientific supervisors to the preparation of the doctoral candidate and the successful completion of the dissertation research is especially noteworthy. Thanks to their professionalism, scientific expertise, and continuous support, high scientific results were achieved, which contributed to the successful defense of the first doctoral dissertation in the “Pharmacy” program in the history of SKMA.
We congratulate Aishabibi Duisenbekovna and her scientific supervisors on this significant achievement and wish them continued success in their scientific and professional endeavors, as well as new accomplishments and scientific discoveries!