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MedAscend founders Ahmed Sharaf and Hana Woods with the Scottish EDGE Round 27 Future EDGE award
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Awards & Achievements

MedAscend Completes the Scottish EDGE Hat-trick with Top Future EDGE Award

MedAscend has been awarded the Future EDGE Award at Scottish EDGE Round 27, completing a hat-trick of Scottish EDGE wins and securing a potential £150,000 funding package to support the next stage of growth.

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Medical student in consultation with a standardised patient in a clinical skills room
MedAscend Insights

Human Actors Are Still the Gold Standard. Never-Skilling Is Exactly Why AI Simulation Must Be Designed Carefully.

Nature Medicine warns of AI-induced never-skilling. The answer is not to reject AI in education, but to design simulation that protects clinical reasoning.

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Abstract illustration of voice waveforms, video panels and assessment data layers representing AI clinical simulation
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Before Institutions Trust an AI Patient, They Should Ask What Sits Behind It

Why the next phase of AI simulation in healthcare education will be judged by reliability, fairness and educational impact, not just realism.

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MedAscend founders Hana Woods and Ahmed Sharaf collecting the 2nd Place award at the Royal Bank Accelerator Pitch in Edinburgh, 2026
Awards & Achievements

MedAscend named winner at the RBS Accelerator Awards in Edinburgh

MedAscend has been named a winner at the RBS Accelerator Awards 2026 in Edinburgh, recognising our work in scaling clinical communication training across healthcare education.

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Simon Kersey at the University of Gloucestershire's FutureSim centre exploring the MedAscend platform on a large interactive display
Pilots & Partnerships

MedAscend joins the University of Gloucestershire's FutureSim centre

MedAscend will support Nursing, Paramedic and Professional Policing students at Oxstalls Campus as part of the University of Gloucestershire's new FutureSim immersive learning vision.

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MedAscend and SimuLead partnership announcement, the ultimate collaboration bringing AI-powered virtual consultation training to the region
Pilots & Partnerships

MedAscend partners with SimuLead for the Middle East & Africa

A new strategic partnership with SimuLead brings MedAscend to universities and healthcare training providers across the Middle East and Africa region.

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MedAscend partners with Simulation Collective
Pilots & Partnerships

MedAscend partners with Simulation Collective

A new UK distribution partnership brings MedAscend to universities and NHS organisations through Simulation Collective and the NHS Supply Chain.

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