6 ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁T aj ik istan ; ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁she ▁took ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁lect urer ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Ob st et rics ▁and ▁Gy ne col ogy ▁of ▁the ▁T aj ik istan ▁State ▁Medical ▁Institute , ▁in ▁which ▁capacity ▁she ▁remained ▁until ▁ret iring ▁from ▁medicine ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁In ▁the ▁interven ing ▁years ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Medicine ▁( in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ) ▁and ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁( in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ). ▁Ni y oz ova ▁received ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁awards ▁during ▁her ▁career . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁she ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁Dist ingu ished ▁T aj ik ▁Phys ician ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁she ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁Dist ingu ished ▁T aj ik ▁Te acher , ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Phys ician ▁at ▁the ▁Union ▁Level . ▁She ▁also ▁received ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁B anner ▁of ▁Labour ▁and ▁the ▁Honor ary ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Pres id ium ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Soviet ▁of ▁T aj ik istan ▁for ▁her ▁work . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 ▁death s ▁Category : T aj ik ist ani ▁obst etr icians ▁Category : W omen ▁phys icians ▁Category : 2 0 th