World Congress of Trauma and Emergency Leagues (WCTEL): looking for the future

The first World Congress of Trauma and Emergency Leagues (WCTEL) was held at the University of Campinas (Unicamp), Brazil, on July 3rd to 6th, 2025. The meeting was organized by undergraduate medical and nurse students, guided by their professors, and with a support of Brazilian and international societies. Pre-congress activities included a Students World Championship in Emergency and Trauma Simulation. More than 1000 participants from 19 countries attended the WCTEL, enabling exchanges of experiences and the possibility of cooperation between students. This new kind of congress could be a good way to attract young people to work with trauma and emergency surgery in the future.