thesis titled: "Impact of educational program on knowledge, practice, attitude and stigma among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis." The thesis was supervised and reviewed by a group of distinguished professors: Prof. Dr. Magda Ahmed Mohamed – Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing – Assiut University (representing the supervisors). Prof. Dr. Ali Abdel Azim Hassan – Professor of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis, Faculty of Medicine – Assiut University (representing the supervisors). Dr. Rasha Ali Ahmed Abdel Mawla – Assistant Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing – Assiut University (representing the supervisors). Prof. Dr. Zainab Hussein Ali Ahmed – Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing – Helwan University (external examiner). Prof. Dr. Samia Youssef Sayed – Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing – Assiut University (internal examiner). With sincere wishes for continued success and guidance in her academic and research career.