Morocco will host an international conference on medical training and simulation later this month.
The fifth Healthcare Training International Conference (HTIC) will take place from 26 to 28 March at the International University of Rabat, with a pre-conference event on 25 March.
The conference is organised by Morocco Sim, the Moroccan Society for Healthcare Simulation, in partnership with the university. It will bring together experts in health education to discuss new ways of teaching and the use of technology in medical training.
The official opening is scheduled for 25 March at 16:30. Government officials, academics and specialists are expected to attend.
HTIC has become a regular meeting point for people working in medical education. It focuses on how simulation, new teaching methods and technology are changing the way health professionals are trained.
This year’s event will focus on research in medical simulation and how basic science supports the training of doctors and other health workers. It will also look at how these methods can be included in reforms to medical education.
Participants will also discuss digital health, immersive technologies and the growing role of artificial intelligence in teaching.
Several international events will run alongside HTIC. These include Mohakate 2026, described by organisers as the first pan-Arab congress on healthcare simulation, SimTech 2026 for simulation technicians, and HackMed 2026, a hackathon focused on innovation in medical education.
More than 15 sessions are planned, including talks, workshops, teaching sessions and presentations of new technologies.
More than 50 international experts and representatives from over 14 scientific societies specialising in healthcare simulation are expected to take part.
Organisers say several hundred participants from more than 25 countries will attend. They include teachers, doctors, pharmacists, nurses, biomedical engineers, health managers and medical students.
