Nataliya V Obernikhina, Lesya V Yanitska, Oksana V Vygovska
The unified state qualification exam STEP-1 as a marker of the success of the education of pediatric doctors in Ukraine and Bogomolets National Medical University
BMC medical education
bedside teaching bst crucial component medical education entails interaction students patients outpatient clinics inpatient wards supervision tutors order improve clinical skills students ultimately patient outcomes teaching relies heavily patients willingness cooperation aim study assess perception obstetrics gynecology obgyn patients regarding presence participation medical students bst crosssectional survey conducted among obgyn patients outpatient clinics inpatient wards king fahd hospital university kfhu alkhobar january 1 april 30 2023 data collected online google drive survey tool using validated pilot tested questionnaire data analyzed utilizing spss version 260 chisquared test employed test association two categorical variables multiple logistic regression model used determine variables associated positive attitudes total 507 patients completed online questionnaire highly positive patients attitude observed toward presence participation medical students bst mean score 818 104 acceptance rates higher female students compared male students 919 vs 617 senior doctors compared junior doctors 899 vs 589 patients came outpatient clinics also likely accept students presence went hospital wards age marital status previous clinic visits positively associated acceptance level presence involvement medical students bst without significant difference general patients good perception medical students engagement care gender medical studentsdoctors clinical setting could affect perception raising patients awareness valuable role male medical students doctors education raised increase acceptance bst