Supported through the SSH Fund
SimVentors Awards
Recognizing the most inventive, high-impact simulation innovations brought to the IMSH community each year.
SSH recognizes the professionals who push healthcare simulation forward - through leadership, teaching, research, operations, industry, and invention. Application deadlines to be announced.
Director of the Year
Exemplary leadership, innovation, and impact on the field of healthcare simulation.
Past Winners
| 2026 | Dara Byrne |
| 2025 | Cheryl Camacho |
| 2024 | Carol Durham |
| 2023 | Cara Doughty |
| 2022 | Roberta Hales |
Educator of the Year
Exemplary innovation and excellence within simulation-based education with significant field impact.
Past Winners
| 2026 | Tasha Murchison |
| 2025 | Carman Turkelson |
| 2024 | Kristen Brown |
| 2023 | Elizabeth Wells-Beede |
| 2022 | Jared Kutzin |
| 2021 | Mindi Anderson |
Industry Member of the Year
Extraordinary contribution of professional time, leadership, innovation, and resources from a corporate entity.
Past Winners
| 2026 | Wendy LaGrange |
| 2025 | Melissa Lowther |
Operations Specialist of the Year
Superior simulation support through initiative, creativity, and measurable operational improvement.
Past Winners
| 2026 | Bonnie Barti |
| 2025 | Raymond Brisson III |
| 2024 | Leora Wright |
| 2023 | Chassity Mays |
| 2022 | John Cartwright |
| 2021 | Kristine Hara |
Researcher of the Year
Excellence in simulation-based research with significant, measurable impact on the field.
Past Winners
| 2026 | None Awarded |
| 2025 | Mark Scerbo |
| 2024 | Michelle Aebersold |
| 2023 | David Cook |
| 2022 | Dimitrios Stefanidis |
| 2021 | Adam Cheng |
Technology Innovator of the Year
Innovation in technology that has impacted the art, science, and practice of healthcare simulation in the past year.
Past Winners
| 2026 | Marcos Rojas Pino |
| 2025 | Giselle Coelho |
| 2024 | None Awarded |
| 2023 | Adam Blumenberg |
| 2022 | Salam Daher |
★ Best Overall
Highest combined score across impact, innovation, and approach across all submissions.
★ Best Impact
The submission voted to have the most impressive degree of effect on the IMSH community.
★ Best Innovation
Demonstrates the highest level of creativity and originality across all candidates.
★ Best Approach
The design process awarded the highest level of merit across all candidates.
