The hospital clinic, in my opinion, differs from the faculty, that it should be closer to life and teach students "self-activity". A. In. Martynov (1898), Entering the hospital surgical clinic student must understand the meanings and specifics of contact with the patient in the XXI century - often highly educated and well-informed about the modern achievements of medical science, as well as knowledge about their disease and various ways of treating it In addition, patients are often well-savvy legally. A comparison of the features of teaching surgical diseases in different departments (general, faculty and hospital surgery) will undoubtedly expand the horizons of the doctor. This is especially important in our department..... [ In contrast to the faculty principles of classical descriptions of semiotics of various surgical diseases, the Department of Hospital Surgery draws the attention of V-year students to the diversity of clinical modifications of the disease, their variants and features, complicated and atypical course.