Turkish Orthopaedics and Traumatology Education Council (TOTEC) was established in order to foster increasing and standardizing the quality of specialty training in Turkey. In fact, the intitutions formally responsible for this task are the Ministry of Health and Turkish Physicians Association. However, TOTEC also has de facto responsibility as a non-governmental organization.

Essential elements of education are program development and measurement-assessment. There are assigned committees within TOTEC, developing and organizing educational programs and activities on these topics . These are mainly: Core Curriculum Trainees` Portfolio, Basic Science Research School and Orthopaedics Knowledge Network.

Measurement and assessment activities of TOTEC are board exam and interim exam for trainees arranged every year regularly. Moreover, TOTEC updates the educational strategies by organizing general assemblies.

In our country, where many institutions in different levels and with unstable health-education politics prevail, standardization is crucial. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary that the members of our society and educational institutions both maintain their valuable support.