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Because of their capacity to learn new things, adopt them into their lives, and occasionally change them to better suit their requirements, humans are superior to other creatures. To become proficient in a skill, one must first learn the art. This is still true in surgery. Surgery means "hand work" in its very name. This explains why hand dexterity is crucial for carrying out any surgical treatment. To master the skill, one must undergo extensive training. Ayurvedic surgeons of old understood the value of developing one's skills in the operating room (Shalya Tantra). Contemporary surgery subscribes to the same notion of training. For this reason, massive experimental models and simulators have been created. The focus of this essay is on the modern and traditional ideas of surgical skill training, emphasizing the need to combine Ayurvedic training methods with modern ones.

KEYWORDS: Surgery, Surgical skill, Sushruta, Training, Yogyasutra