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VISA-IH 2026 · Student Competition

Ethical Use of AI in Healthcare

Competition terms and conditions

Open toMedical students, graduates, residents and fellows
Each entryA 3-minute portrait video and a 300-word essay
DeadlineNovember 8, 2026 · 12:00 noon US Central Time

1Competition theme

The competition invites participants to present original, evidence-informed ideas on the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, choosing a topic relevant to any medical specialty.

Participants are encouraged to explore ethical challenges in AI-driven healthcare, including patient safety, privacy, consent, bias, accountability, transparency and equitable access, drawing on relevant clinical, legal, scientific or educational contexts.

Specialties

  1. Cardiology
  2. Neurology
  3. Medical and Radiation Oncology
  4. Radiology and Interventional Radiology
  5. Pathology and Hematology
  6. Laboratory Medicine
  7. Molecular Diagnostics
  8. Clinical Genetics
  9. Pediatrics and Neonatology
  10. Obstetrics and Gynecology
  11. Psychiatry
  12. Emergency Medicine
  13. Critical Care Medicine
  14. Nephrology
  15. Endocrinology
  16. General Surgery (including Orthopedics)
  17. Neurosurgery
  18. Geriatric Medicine
  19. Preventive and Social Medicine / Community Medicine
  20. Family Medicine
  21. Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics
  22. Pharmacology and Clinical Trials
  23. Microbiology
  24. Hospital Administration
  25. Medical Biochemistry
  26. Other

2Eligibility

  • The competition is open to medical students, medical graduates, postgraduate residents and fellows.
  • Each participant must provide accurate information about their name, professional or academic status, institution and contact details during registration.
  • Participants must comply with all eligibility and submission requirements specified by the organizers.
  • Each participant may submit more than one entry, with a maximum of one entry per medical specialty.
  • The organizers reserve the right to verify eligibility and to request supporting documentation where reasonably necessary.

Organizing team participation

Members of the organizing team may also take part. They are not eligible for the general competition prizes. They are evaluated separately in an organizing-team category and are eligible for its designated presentation opportunities and awards, under criteria set by the organizers.

3Submission requirements

Every entry must include both of the following components.

Component A

Video presentation

Duration
Up to 3 minutes
Orientation
Portrait (vertical), preferably 9:16
Content
A clear, coherent and engaging presentation of your original idea
Format
You may appear on camera, narrate a voice-over, or present visual and text content only
Sharing
Upload to Google Drive and set sharing to "Anyone with the link"
  • Do not publish the video on YouTube or any other public platform before submission.
  • Any software, including AI tools, may be used, provided the video is your original creation.
  • You remain responsible for the originality, accuracy, permissions and attribution of all content in your submission.

Component B

Written submission

Length
Up to 300 words
Style
Professional academic style, similar to The Lancet
Where
Entered directly in the essay field of the registration form, in complete sentences
  • Give a concise, logically structured and evidence-informed explanation of your idea: its central message, its ethical significance and its potential applications in healthcare.
  • Be scientifically accurate, clear, original, grammatically correct and impactful.
  • Avoid unnecessary words, common AI-generated phrases and overly decorative language.

Both components are mandatory. Entries missing either component, or failing to meet the essential submission requirements, may be declared ineligible.

4Additional guidelines

Focus

  • Submissions must directly address the ethical implications of artificial intelligence in the participant's chosen healthcare domain.

Originality and integrity

  • Do not submit plagiarized work, copied scripts, unauthorized reproductions or another person's work presented as your own.
  • Fabricated references, invented research results, misleading clinical claims, unauthorized use of patient information and deceptive manipulation of evidence are prohibited.
  • The organizers may use appropriate originality checks and may ask for clarification about authorship or the use of third-party material.
  • Substantiated plagiarism, fraudulent authorship, deliberate misrepresentation or serious violations of these requirements may result in disqualification.

Professional conduct

  • Submissions must maintain strict professional and ethical standards, avoiding political, communal or discriminatory commentary, hate speech and content that incites conflict.

Files and deadline

  • Follow the submission instructions provided by the organizers exactly.
  • Make sure your files are complete, accessible and playable or readable by the judging panel.
  • The submission deadline is November 8, 2026, at 12:00 noon US Central Time. Participants are responsible for submitting before the deadline.
  • Late, incomplete, corrupted, inaccessible or incorrectly submitted entries may not be considered.
  • The organizers may reject duplicate entries and entries that do not comply with the published requirements.

Patient information and personal data

  • The organizers will not knowingly authorize the public release of identifiable patient information without an appropriate lawful basis and the necessary permissions.
  • Personal information collected during registration and submission is used for competition administration, eligibility verification, judging, communication and award disbursement, as applicable.

Changes to the competition

  • The organizers reserve the right to make necessary administrative changes, modify the program or cancel the competition where circumstances beyond their reasonable control require it. Material changes affecting eligibility, scoring, deadlines or awards will be communicated to participants through official channels.

5Publication and social-media promotion

  • Participants must not publish their video or written submission on personal or other public platforms. AIH will publish entries on its official social-media accounts, and participants may then share those official posts within their networks.
  • Social-media marks are awarded only for engagement on the official posts published by AIH. Engagement on personal posts, reposts or any other secondary posts is not counted.
  • The organizers may publish eligible entries, excerpts or promotional materials on official channels during a designated engagement period. Engagement outside that period does not count.
  • Purchased engagement, automated activity, fake accounts, coordinated artificial engagement, engagement exchanges and any other attempt to manipulate scoring are prohibited.
  • The organizers may exclude demonstrably fraudulent engagement and may disqualify entries for material or deliberate manipulation.

6Evaluation

  1. Initial review. The organizing team reviews every entry. Entries with gross errors or rule violations are rejected and excluded from publication and judging.
  2. Two assessments. The video is assessed on social-media engagement, content quality and presentation effectiveness. The written submission is evaluated independently by a judging panel through blinded assessment, to minimize bias.
  3. Weighting. Social-media engagement and the quality of the written submission carry significant weight in the final score.
  4. Decisions. The decisions of the judges are final.

7Rounds, awards and results

Round 1

Open to all eligible participants

Submit a video and an essay in any specialty. The top three in each specialty advance to Round 2 and work with the faculty of their specialty.

Round 2

Across all specialties

The best three presentations from all specialties are awarded medals and cash prizes.

  • Prize amounts and currencies are published on the contest page. Any further conditions will be announced by the organizers.
  • Participants must provide accurate information needed for award verification and disbursement.
  • Any applicable taxes, transfer charges, eligibility restrictions or payment requirements will be communicated to award recipients in line with applicable law.
  • Awards are not transferable.

9Conduct, decisions and changes to the rules

  • Disqualification. Any participant who does not follow these Rules and Regulations or the standards of ethical conduct, including plagiarism, false information, or fabricated data or references, may be disqualified at any stage of the contest by the judges or the contest administration, with or without prior notice.
  • Final decisions. The decisions of the judges on evaluation, rankings and awards are final.
  • Changes to the rules. The contest administration reserves the right, in consultation with the judges, to amend, clarify or add to these Rules and Regulations as needed for the fair, proper and ethical conduct of the contest. Changes take effect when they are posted on this page, and participants affected by a change will be informed.

Acceptance. By submitting an entry, participants confirm that they have read and agree to these Rules and Regulations.

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