Over the past number of years annual Bootcamp has become an established first step on the surgical training path. This year, Bootcamp will go ahead but in a different format due to restrictions. Surgical Affairs hopes to run a “virtual” based Bootcamp to all new trainees due to commence in July 2020 and this will be followed up by technical skills teaching later in the summer based on a smaller hybrid model of teaching for small groups adapting to the social norms of today but ensuring the best in technical skills teaching and supporting the new trainees for practice. The details are currently being developed and we will update you shortly.