[Historical data on the beginning of the education of the subject "Surgical anatomy and operative techniques" at the time of Founding of the institute in Debrecen •].

On December 1, 1951, the Institutes of Surgical Anatomy and Operative Techniques were founded in Hungary. In the academic year 1951/1952, only lectures were held for the students, in an increased number of hours during the semester, there was no practical opportunity yet due to the structural organization of the institutes. The actual teaching of the subject only started in the academic year 1952/1953 for the fourth year (semester 8-9) in the form of 1 h of lecture and 2 h of practical training per week, for a total of 40 h per semester. In the second semester, the subject was closed by a final examination. Regarding the institute in Debrecen, the authors present the beginning of teaching the subject based on contemporary documents.