Dear INSIDE:INSIGHT community, welcome to our first edition!
We’re thrilled to launch our inaugural news item, capturing the excitement from our project’s kick-off. As a MSCA Doctoral Network on innovation in medical and healthcare education, we’re already transforming how we train the next generation of educators and students. Take a minute to delve into our latest highlights below!
Research in Motion:
Our PhD fellows have hit the ground running, eager to get their projects going and creating synergies.
- Thomas Canino (DC7) is crafting a cutting-edge manuscript on interactive dashboards for healthcare simulation. This innovation promises to revolutionize data visualization in our workflows—stay tuned for publication soon!
- Secondment Success: Ana F. Santos (DC6), Thomas Canino (DC7), and Antonella Giangualano (DC9) are planning their first secondments, gaining hands-on expertise across consortium partners, and sharing “Tips and Tricks” for optimizing secondments in terms of travel -admin-research balance and sharing their experiences.
- Flynn Post (DC3): I’ve successfully completed my secondment at UBC (Vancouver, Canada) in December 2025. The team there was very welcoming and I learned a great deal! I recommend setting goals before your secondment and finalizing a plan to meet them upon arrival. Don’t forget to enjoy yourself and make the most out of your international experience by exploring the city and its surroundings!
Project Updates & Outreach
- Kick-off Momentum: In our first 13 months of the project, we hosted an online kick-off meeting, an in person meeting at the University of Pisa in September 2025 [link here], and a first workshop at the University of Twente in January 2026. Catch all the details here.
- Social Buzz: Follow us on social media -> LinkedIn for our goals, vision, and behind-the-scenes glimpses!
PhD of the Month: Antonella Giangualano Shines!
Antonella Giangualano (DC9) wowed the 2026 Dutch Society for Simulation in Healthcare (DSSH) Conference, snagging the DSSH International Research Grant! Her pioneering AI-simulation work for healthcare is a testament to INSIDE:INSIGHT’s early impact.
“Thrilled to push boundaries with INSIDE:INSIGHT!” says Antonella.
- Network Expansion: Partners are identifying potentially new collaborations, including DUTCH (technology), Edu4Health (edu4health.eu), and Tools4Teams (another MSCA DN: tools4teams.org). Two roundtable meetings will be organised with industry and healthcare representative, to provide PhD fellows with the opportunity to increase their knowledge about end-user requirements and the ability to make the relevance of their work understandable.
- Upcoming Events:
- Flynn Post (DC3) (UGent) is heading to the ENLIGHT Teaching & Learning Conference 2026 at the University of Bern (October 2026), including the Critical Friends Workshop, for prototype feedback on our anatomical exploration environment.
- Chenyuqi Xu (DC1) and Xiaoshan Song (DC2) (KUL) have both been accepted to present their work at the EARLI conference in Switzerland (August 2026).
- Next consortium gathering will be in Braga, Portugal in September 2026 —stay tuned for PhD progress shares, results, and challenge discussions.