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A Message From the President
April 6, 2026
Amelia Wallace, MMHPE (she/her/hers) May 28, 2026 Dear ASPE Members, For many of us in 2025, there was growing language and discussion regarding implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within and around the simulation community. For us at ASPE specifically, we consider the implications for SP methodology. The ASPE Executive Committee started noticing a pattern of receiving emails from members wanting support and guidance around AI. In November of 2025, the ASPE Board of Directors approved a Steering Committee focused on AI and SP methodology in response to members seeking guidance from ASPE leadership on how to navigate changes brought about by AI technology. The charge of the Committee is to provide guidance, support and resources to ASPE membership. Outcomes expected are that simulation educators are empowered to be proactive in discussing new technologies in ways that bolster human simulation methodology. The Committee was formed from members who had reached out to the Executive Committee, as well as interested members of the ASPE Board of Directors. I am the current leader of this Committee. The first meetings were intended to be exploratory in nature. This is because the terrain is new, and we didn’t want to be prescriptive in a way that undercuts understanding the full breadth of what people are experiencing. We’ve also been talking about what we are noticing collectively and allowing structure to form along the way. We have established working groups to help develop deliverables for the community. One of those working groups is a toolkit group that has been working diligently to collect current tools and develop a living document for the community, one that will continuously update with the latest resources specifically useful for those working in SP methodology. Other projects that have sprung from this Steering Committee include a survey to the membership about AI and how it is being implemented, and a Thrive community which is one of our newest developments — more news to come as that unfolds. Dr. Lou Clark and I have done two webinars, one with Inspirational by Design® and one with HealthySimulation, on the topic of Human Simulation and AI considerations for the present and future. We have signed an affiliate agreement with the Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Simulation Collaborative (AI-HCS) and are very excited to move forward with people who are thinking about these questions in the larger simulation community. We invite all members attending the conference to join us during the Conference where we will be presenting and discussing the work of this Steering Committee together. Please refer to the agenda for exact dates and times. If you are unable to attend, we want to hear from you as well. More information about how to engage will be coming soon. We have also been tracking the incredible work that our members are doing regarding AI, including book chapters, published articles, presentations, and other scholarship emerging from within our community. As this grows, we anticipate developing a more formal way to collect and celebrate that work. One of the things about the implementation of AI is that it is fast. I want to remind all of our members that one of the greatest attributes of this community is that we are flexible, highly generalizable, and ready to continue moving forward into the future. An example of this is when we started this Steering Committee. It was as much about tracking the work that was already being done as it was about identifying resources for the membership. That is another example of the power within this community. What has become clear is that the work of SP methodology, so highly focused on memory, attention, communication, and collaboration, has been building the exact skill set of a professional group who is ready to be at the front of the conversation regarding how humans and technology will interact in the future. Our goal is for ASPE to be recognized as such. With love and humanity, Amelia Wallace, MMHPE (she/her/hers) |