Introduction With the diversity of surgical techniques, off-the-job-training has also become more diverse. Among them, there have been many reports that cadaver surgery training (CST) is useful for surgical education. However, it is important for surgical education to have a purpose and to receive appropriate education. We report that it was necessary to have the program and content for each physicians’ proficiency level.

Methods We have held five CST seminars at our hospital. This time, we analyzed the past CST questionnaires and questions. We examined how effective the program was in each physician proficiency level, with surgeon background as a qualitative factor and anatomical knowledge as a quantitative factor. Forty-five physicians participated in the study, divided by whether they were pre- or post-specialty, oncologist, or certified endoscopist. The number of experienced cases, number of complications, and motivation were also asked, and anatomical questions were answered on the web before and after CST.

Results Multivariate analysis showed that the more cases and complications experienced, the higher the educational effect of CST. In other words, advanced skills programs are effective for physicians who have acquired subspecialties, but there is a need for a general program for trainee physicians.

Conclusion/Implications With the results obtained in this study, I created a CST program for each proficiency level: preparatory training as STEP 1, then implementation as STEP 2, and finally a review program as STEP 3.