Background. There is great necessity of effective training of laparoscopic skills. Different modalities of teachning are available now.
The aim of the study was to assess effectiveness of short-term teaching physicians of endoscopic surgery.
Methods. The article represents results of short-term teaching 4312 physicians of endoscopic surgery for the last 22 years. The criteria of efficacy of teaching were discussed, basis principles of training were described, the long-term results of training were studied exploring reasons of failures in teaching.
Results. The basic criteria of efficacy of training were detected: feasibility of obtained skills in future practice, and number and severity of mistakes that cannot exceed mean statistic rate.
Conclusions. 1) Short term program of training is highly effective for both primary and secondary courses. 2) The basic criterion of efficacy of training is feasibility of obtained skills in physician’s practice.