Course Review: Yorkshire Microsurgery Course 2023

Abstract

Microsurgery is an advanced set of techniques that require a high level of skill to be performed safely. Surgical skills courses offer safe environments for practice in such skills and form a fundamental part of surgical training. The Yorkshire Microsurgery Course is a 3-day course at Bradford Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom. Delivered via short lectures followed by supervised practical sessions, the course aims to provide delegates with the essential knowledge and skills required for microsurgery.We detail an outline and critical evaluation of the February 2023 iteration of the course, with recommendations for improvement.Overall, we found the course excellent. It provided delegates with a solid grounding in the fundamentals of microsurgery and the opportunity for personalized practice supervised by experts. We would recommend this course to colleagues interested in a career in plastic surgery.