AISIM 2026, the Artificial Intelligence and Simulation in Health Professions Education Congress, will take place in Trabzon, Türkiye, this early June. The conference aims to explore how artificial intelligence can improve simulation design, the quality of feedback, performance evaluation, and reflective practice, without replacing the central role of humans in education. The goal is to bring together educators, researchers, clinical professionals, and institutional leaders, marking the beginning of a strategic initiative at the national and international levels aimed at shaping the future of simulation integrated with artificial intelligence.
Introduction
Simulation-based education has long been a safe space for learning in health professions education. It allows learners to practice, make mistakes, reflect, and improve, without putting patients at risk. Today, however, simulation itself is undergoing a profound transformation. Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant concept; it is becoming an active participant in how we design learning experiences, assess competence, and support professional development.
This evolving convergence of AI and simulation-based education raises critical questions:
- How can artificial intelligence enhance the, adaptability, and pedagogical depth of realism simulation without compromising its humanistic foundations?
- In what ways can AI strengthen scenario design, dynamic case progression, debriefing quality, and performance assessment within simulated clinical environments?
- Can intelligent simulation systems meaningfully support reflective practice, feedback processes, and complex clinical decision-making while preserving psychological safety and ethical sensitivity?
- And ultimately, how do simulation educators remain the designers and stewards of learning within this rapidly transforming educational ecosystem?
These questions form the foundation of the Artificial Intelligence and Simulation in Health Professions Education Congress (AISIM 2026), to be held in Trabzon, Türkiye, on 4–7 June 2026.
AISIM 2026 poster
Why AISIM 2026, Why Now?
AI tools are already influencing clinical reasoning, diagnostics, assessment systems, and even communication training. At the same time, simulation-based education is expanding beyond skills labs into authentic clinical environments, interprofessional learning, and reflective practice. AISIM 2026 was designed at this exact crossroads, where innovation meets responsibility.
Rather than focusing solely on technology, AISIM 2026 emphasizes educational purpose. The congress aims to explore how AI can support, rather than replace, human-centered education by strengthening simulation design, feedback quality, assessment validity, and reflective learning.
This perspective is particularly relevant for educators who are navigating rapid digital change while trying to preserve core values such as professionalism, ethics, empathy, and patient safety.
At the same time, AISIM 2026 represents an important national and international initiative. It marks a first step toward bringing together the simulation community in Türkiye under a shared vision, creating a sustainable platform for dialogue, collaboration, and scholarly exchange. By fostering stronger connections with the international simulation community, AISIM 2026 aims to build long-term partnerships, joint research opportunities, and cross-border educational innovation. In this sense, the congress is not only a scientific meeting, it is the beginning of a strategic movement to position Türkiye as an active contributor to the global conversation on AI-integrated simulation in health professions education.
What Makes AISIM 2026 Different?
AISIM 2026 is not just another technology-focused meeting. Its distinguishing feature is its integrative approach. The scientific program brings together themes such as:
- AI-enhanced simulation design, assessment, and learning analytics
- Standardized, hybrid, and AI-augmented patient simulations
- AI-assisted feedback, debriefing, and reflective practice
- AI in clinical reasoning and decision-making training
- Faculty development and institutional readiness for AI integration
- Ethical, professional, and regulatory dimensions of AI in education
- Interprofessional, team-based, and systems-oriented simulation
- Human-centered design and implementation case studies
Workshops, panels, and interactive sessions are intentionally designed to move beyond “what AI can do” toward “how AI should be used” in health professions education.
Core themes of AISIM2026
Discover Trabzon: A Distinctive Congress Destination
Beyond its scientific program, AISIM 2026 is intentionally hosted in Trabzon, one of the Black Sea region’s most captivating destinations, offering participants a distinctive and memorable experience beyond the congress venue. Nestled between lush green mountains and the vast horizon of the Black Sea, Trabzon combines breathtaking natural beauty with a deep and multilayered cultural heritage. From historic landmarks and centuries-old architecture to highland landscapes, coastal scenery, and vibrant local traditions, the city provides an inspiring environment that naturally fosters dialogue, creativity, and meaningful professional exchange.
By bringing AISIM 2026 to Trabzon, the congress not only creates a platform for advancing AI-integrated simulation in health professions education but also invites participants to engage with a destination that offers renewal, cultural richness, and a truly unique sense of place.
Glimpses of Trabzon
Looking at the Future of AI and Simulation
One of the guiding principles of AISIM is that educators must remain the architects of learning. AI is treated not as a replacement, but as a powerful and adaptive tool, always directed by educational purpose, ethical responsibility, and human judgment.
AISIM creates a space where health professions educators can critically and creatively engage with this transformation. Participants are encouraged to share real-world experiences: successful implementations, unexpected challenges, ethical dilemmas, and lessons learned from practice. In doing so, the congress moves beyond theory and technology, focusing instead on how AI can strengthen simulation design, feedback processes, assessment practices, and reflective learning.
As health professions education continues to evolve, the need for thoughtful dialogue around AI and simulation becomes increasingly urgent. AISIM 2026 offers a collaborative platform to explore this future together, grounded in evidence, enriched by experience, and guided by humanistic values.
More than a congress, AISIM is an invitation: to rethink how we teach, learn, and care, responsibly, critically, and creatively. As a congress envisioned to be held annually, AISIM seeks to build a growing community of educators committed to shaping the future of AI and simulation together.
We warmly invite educators, researchers, simulation specialists, curriculum designers, assessment experts, clinicians, and institutional leaders to join us with your experiences, innovations, research findings, and reflections. Through presentations, workshops, panels, and dialogue, your contribution will help shape a future in which AI enhances education while preserving its human core.
Be part of this emerging community and the first step of a broader national and international initiative.
Learn more and follow updates at: https://aisim2026.com/
We look forward to welcoming you to AISIM 2026.
AISIM 2026 Organisation Committee
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