The educational and methodical work of the Department of Topographic Anatomy and Operative Surgery includes training of students of the 3rd- 4th year of the specialty "General Medicine", 3-4 courses of the specialty "Pediatrics", 2 courses of the specialty "Dentistry" and 2 courses of the specialty "Medical Biochemistry" The educational process is fully provided with a training complex for all sections of the disciplines studied, developed by the staff of the department. Associate professors of the department give lectures in the classrooms of Kirov State Medical University using a multimedia projector and visual presentations. Great importance is given to the independent work of students. Upon completion of the study of the discipline, an intermediate certification of students is conducted in the form of an exam. Educational and methodological materials created by teachers in the discipline "Topographic Anatomy and Operative Surgery" are available to students on educational information platforms of Kirov State Medical University in electronic form.