UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS AND OPINIONS TOWARDS INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL MEDICINE

Background: Introduction to Clinical Medicine (ICM) is a relatively new and innovative approach for teaching medicine. ICM engages medical students in their understanding of the disease process from clinical feature to diagnosis, studying abnormalities of complaints, examination. The aim of this study was to find the undergraduate medical students’ perceptions and opinions towards Introduction towards Clinical Medicine. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted among MBBS students using non-probability sampling technique from 22nd June 2022 to 15th October 2022. Ethical approval was taken from institutional review committee of College of Medical Sciences. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical tools in SPSS-20. P-value