The Teaching Department of Surgery and its branches was established in the academic year 2003-2004. The Teaching Department of Surgery is considered one of the most important departments in the clinical stage. The educational process began in it with the cooperation of faculty members in the Department of Surgery and its branches at the Faculty of Human Medicine, University of Tripoli, as well as visiting professors from the sister country of Egypt under the supervision of the Dean of the College. At that time, surgery and its branches were taught in the third stage (fourth and fifth years), followed by a three-month supplementary training stage (internship) in the general and private surg...