Bridging the gap: exploring the impact of bootcamp on non-technical skills and professional development in early-career orthopaedic trainees

Even brief surgical bootcamps can serve as valuable experiences that support trainees' integration into specialty training through multiple adaptation processes. The early introduction of NOTSS plants important concepts that trainees apply in practice, even without explicit recognition. By addressing social and psychological aspects of training alongside technical and non-technical competencies, bootcamps can be conceptualized as foundations for ongoing professional development rather than isolated skills workshops. Future educational interventions should consider integrating structured follow-up to help trainees consciously identify and develop non-technical competencies.