Sizna Mohamed

Senior Lecturer
sizna.mohamed@mnu.edu.mv
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    Biography

    Sizna Mohamed is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Nursing, Maldives National University (MNU), Malé, Maldives, where she serves in the Department of Clinical Studies. She has extensive experience in nursing education, clinical practice, and curriculum development, with a career spanning more than two decades in the health sector.Her clinical experience provided a strong foundation for her transition into academia. Her academic work focuses on nursing education, clinical nursing practice, mental health nursing, and professional development of nurses. She has contributed to several national projects aimed at strengthening nursing education and healthcare capacity in the Maldives. Sizna has experience in curriculum development and has been actively involved in revising and teaching nursing courses for undergraduate students. She also supervises undergraduate and postgraduate students in their evidence-based final projects.

    Educational Qualifications

    Master’s degree – June 2013- July 2017,The Maldives National University, School of Nursing, Male` Maldives
    Bachelor’s Degree (Post RN BScN)- October 2006 to 2008,Aga Khan University, School of Nursing, Pakistan, Karachi
    Diploma in Midwifery – 2000, The Maldives National University, School of Nursing, Male` Maldives
    Diploma in Nursing 1998 – 2000 Baqai Medical University, School of Nursing, Karachi, Pakistan

    Research Interests

    Teaching and learning strategies, Spiritual Intelligence

    Research Grants and Major Research Projects

    Lead Consultant, WHO Project (2024): Led the development of the Maldives Nursing and Midwifery Council licensing examinations for nursing and midwifery registration, including stakeholder consultation and the development and review of multiple-choice questions

    Contributed to the development of the National Protocol on Nursing Assessment (ADB Project, 2025), including protocol drafting and the delivery of online dissemination sessions for relevant stakeholders.

    Lead Consultant for an ADB Project (2025): Developed training materials and facilitated Continuing Professional Development (CPD) workshops on breaking bad news and therapeutic communication, including stakeholder engagement, resource development, and pilot delivery of training sessions.

    Research Supervision

    NIL

    Teaching Interests

    Nursing Principles and Practices IIA, Psychiartic Nursing, Specialized Project

    Selected Publications

    Ibrahim, A., Shafia, A., & Mohamed, S. (2020). Evaluation of an online learning package
    developed to support the COVID-19 response of nurses working in Regional and Atoll
    Hospitals in the Maldives. The Maldives National Journal of Research, 8(1), 123–135.
    https://mnjr.mnu.edu.mv/journal/article/view/90/57

    Basu, P., Hassan, S., Fileeshia, F., Mohamed, S., Nahoodha, A., Shiuna, A., Sulaiman, A. I.,
    Najeeb, N., & Saleem, F. J. (2014). Knowledge, attitude and practices of women in
    Maldives related to the risk factors, prevention and early detection of cervical
    cancer. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP, 15(16), 6691–6695.
    https://doi.org/10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.16.6691

    Editorial Activities and Editorial Board Memberships

    NIL

    Conference Participation and Academic Leadership

    NIL

    Professional Memberships and Affiliations

    Maldivian Nurses Association

    Awards and Recognitions

    NIL

    Consultancy, Training, and Community Engagement Activities

    Lead Consultant, WHO Project (2024): Led the development of the Maldives Nursing and Midwifery Council licensing examinations for nursing and midwifery registration, including stakeholder consultation and the development and review of multiple-choice questions

    Contributed to the development of the National Protocol on Nursing Assessment (ADB Project, 2025), including protocol drafting and the delivery of online dissemination sessions for relevant stakeholders.

    Lead Consultant for an ADB Project (2025): Developed training materials and facilitated Continuing Professional Development (CPD) workshops on breaking bad news and therapeutic communication, including stakeholder engagement, resource development, and pilot delivery of training sessions.