Course Review

Microsurgery is a unique and specific surgical skill, known to have a steep learning curve. Surgical trainees may wish to undertake a microsurgical skills course to learn the rudiments of microsurgery and to direct future practice and skill acquisition. The National Microsurgery Course in Newcastle, United Kingdom, aims to equip early-year surgical trainees with basic microsurgical skills including tissue handling, vessel anastomosis, and nerve coaptation. The course in 2024 gave delegates an excellent opportunity to learn and practice these skills in a well-resourced environment with a high delegate-to-faculty ratio. Overall, the course was an extremely high-quality educational experience with most of the course time allocated to practicing surgical skills. This course is recommended to surgical trainees wishing to learn the basics of microsurgery.