[Problems in the quantitative assessment of the effectiveness of the postgraduate training of pathologic anatomists]

Educational value of the two courses for specialists in clinical pathology presented by the Central Institute of Continuing Medical Education on Microscopic Diagnosis of Biopsies and Selected Items of Pathologic Anatomy has been assessed. Quantitative criteria of the graduates' knowledge estimation involved self-estimation, identification of topical microscopic specimens, calculation of the knowledge and skill increment, indexes of educational efficiency brought from information theory.