The Faculty's Brilliance at the 18th Shahid Motahhari Educational Festival of the University

According to the Public Relations Office, the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery of Tabriz has achieved notable titles and honors at the 18th Shahid Motahhari Educational Festival of the University. Below, we present an overview of these successes and accomplishments. For detailed information on each news item, please click on its respective title.

The 26th National Conference on Medical Education and the 18th Shahid Motahhari Educational Festival took place on the morning of Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at Iran University of Medical Sciences. The event was graced by the presence of Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian (President) and the festival’s awardees. During this festival, the educational process led by Dr. Mojgan Lotfi, Fatemeh Radi Maher, Fatemeh Parsaie Bonab, Hadiseh Tabrizi, Dr. Ahmad Kousha, Hanieh Aziz, and Faza Virani, titled "Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating the Escape Room Strategy for Teaching Wound Management to University Students," was recognized with a commendable rank in the domain of teaching and learning.

Additionally, the following achievements were highlighted at the 18th Shahid Motahhari Educational Festival of the University:
Two educational processes presented by our esteemed colleague, Dr. Faranak Jabbarzadeh (Honorable Member of the Faculty of Internal Surgical Nursing), were distinguished as outstanding educational processes.

Dr. Mina Hosseinzadeh, Honorable Manager of the Community Health Nursing Department, was selected as an exemplary professor of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences.

The master’s thesis of Dr. Mansour Ghafourifard, Vice Dean for Research and Technology of the Faculty and Honorable Member of the Faculty of Internal Surgical Nursing, was chosen as the outstanding master’s thesis in medical education at the university.

At the 11th Festival of Innovative Student Ideas of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in May 2025, the idea submitted by talented faculty students—Mr. Amir Reza Safarkhanlou, Ali Ahmadizadeh, Ali Isapour, and Ms. Fatemeh Jodari—titled "Structured Segregation of Adult Nursing Courses Based on Specialized Topics to Enhance Educational Quality," was ranked among the top ideas.

Also at the 11th Festival of Innovative Student Ideas of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in May 2025, the proposal by capable faculty students—Ms. Faezeh Maleki and Mr. Amirreza Safarkhanlou—titled "Mentoring Sessions for Nursing Students in Hospital Wards: Strengthening Clinical Judgments and Clinical Skills," was selected among the top ideas.

The educational process presented by our esteemed colleague, Dr. Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Honorable Manager of the Midwifery Department, titled "Compilation of a 4-Volume Book on Family Health with Emphasis on Maternal and Child Health," was recognized as the "Outstanding Educational Process of the University" in the field of designing and producing educational products.

The festival expressed gratitude for the efforts of Dr. Fatemeh Ghorbani, Honorable Member of the Faculty of Pediatric Nursing and former head of the Faculty’s Office for Medical Education Development. Her contributions led to the Faculty’s Office for Medical Education Development being named the university’s top development office.

Dr. Mahnaz Jabraeili, Honorable Member of the Faculty of Pediatric Nursing, was selected as an exemplary professor of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences.

Dr. Hossein Namdar, Honorable Member of the Faculty of Psychiatric Nursing, was chosen as the exemplary academic advisor of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences.

The doctoral dissertation of Dr. Majid Pourabdollah, a graduate of the Doctoral Program in Nursing from the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery of Tabriz, titled "Determining the Expected Competencies of Nursing Bachelor’s Graduates in Iran: A Sequential Exploratory Mixed Methods Study," was selected as the outstanding thesis in medical education at the university.

Photo Album of the Closing Ceremony of the Eighteenth Shahid Motahhari Educational Festival