Introduction: Law 784 of December 23 2002 regulated professional surgical instrument technology practice requi­ring this program to guarantee a sound training of the student following the pedagogical guidelines established by the FUCS Institutional Education Program (IEP). Objective: to describe the pedagogical model used by teachers of this program between 2006 and 2008. Methods: an observational descriptive cross-sectional study was performed. A data collection instrument was designed and used to survey 42 teachers of the program. Information on the teaching methodology developed during a class was gathered. Results: the most frequent methodologies used are lectores with audio visual aids (43%) and hands-on workshops based on course topics (38%). Conclusio11s: the teaching-learning process developed by faculty members of the program corresponds to the pedagogical framework established by the FUCS's IEP, however, it is important to review the didactic methodology developed during a class.