[Combined cycles--a new form of advanced training for physicians. Initial experience and perspectives]

A new organizational form of postgraduate training of physicians was substantiated. Thus it became possible to combine high educational, methodological and scientific potential of the institutes (faculties) of advanced training of physicians with the possibilities of large hospitals in applied training of physicians. Combined specialized cycles on ophthalmology demonstrated a number of advantages of such training compared to the traditional techniques and also indicated some conditions for raising its effectiveness. Even now it is possible to expand the range of specialties on combined training of physicians and in the future to reorganize training of young interns.