Where Healthcare Simulation Moves Forward
Every January, thousands of simulation professionals from across the globe gather at IMSH — the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare — to learn, connect, and push the field forward. Bold ideas. Practical solutions. The people who are shaping what’s next in patient safety and healthcare training. All in one place.
300+ Accredited Courses
Targeted education across every simulation modality, clinical specialty, and career stage. Earn IPCE credits. Bring back strategies you can implement the week you return.
A Network That Actually Works
You are one hallway conversation away from solving a challenge your program faces. Nowhere else puts thousands of simulationists — with the same problems and the same drive — in a room together.
The Research Shaping the Field
Peer-reviewed presentations, plenary keynotes, and emerging science — all in one week. See what’s working, what’s coming, and what it means for your learners and your institution.
The World’s Largest Simulation Exhibit
140+ companies. The most comprehensive showcase of simulation technology, equipment, and services anywhere. See it in action before you buy it.
WHAT IS IMSH?
The Premier Event for Healthcare Simulation Professionals
IMSH is the flagship annual conference of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) — the world’s leading professional organization for healthcare simulation. For more than 25 years, IMSH has set the agenda for the field: how simulation is taught, practiced, researched, standardized, and championed across clinical disciplines worldwide.
Healthcare simulation is no longer confined to traditional boundaries and neither is IMSH. This is where cutting-edge research meets real-world application.
This is where your program connects to the global community advancing it. This is where healthcare’s future takes shape.
NPS scores above 30 are considered excellent. IMSH’s score has climbed every year since 2019.
WHO ATTENDS
If You Work in Healthcare Simulation, IMSH Is for You
IMSH draws the full spectrum of the simulation community — from first-year coordinators to program directors, from researchers publishing foundational work to health system executives making decisions about training investment. Nearly 41% of attendees are at IMSH for the first time. More than 20 percent have attended six or more times.
“I am proud to be a scholarship recipient because I love simulation, am excited to connect with other simulationists, and take what I will learn and apply it to our program!”
— Kacey Call, MSN, RN, Beverlee Anderson Education Scholarship Recipient
“The lessons learned and connections made at IMSH will undoubtedly influence my future.”
— Amir Mansour, Beverlee Anderson Education Scholarship Recipient
IMSH Is Worth Planning For
IMSH takes place annually - typically every January. Book your calendar — and your budget — well in advance.
IMSH 2027
January 23–27, 2027
New Orleans, Louisiana
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
IMSH 2028
January 22–26, 2028
San Diego, California
San Diego Convention Center