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Abstract

Introduction:Bedside teaching is an essential tool for clinical skill demonstration in undergraduate medical education. Recently a shift away from bedside teaching is seen which can lead to a decline in students' clinical performance.
Objective:To understand the student perception of bedside teaching in undergraduate medical students of fourth & final year MBBS.
Method. A cross-sectional study was done by online Google form of a validated questionnaire after taking permission from authors from 4th & 5th-year MBBS students of sharif medical and dental college Lahore in the month of March 2023. The questionnaire tested the four domains which include the physical environment, the patient’s comfort & attitude toward the patient, the teaching task of the teacher, and group dynamics. 
Results: The age range of the participants were between 20-25. The response rate was 90% for 4th year and 93 % for final year. The adequacy of the space and noisy place were barriers in the physical environment. Patient comfort and attitude toward the patient, and bedside teaching ethics were followed adequately. 
Conclusion: Bedside teaching is an important skill to enhance clinical skill practice, communication skills, and management skills. The decline in bedside teaching can compromise patient management skills by future doctors. Appropriate steps should be taken to rectify the barriers to adequate provision of BST.
Keywords: Bedside teaching, Student’s perception, medical students, consent.