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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical learning environment among undergraduate physical therapy students. METHODS: The descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted from Januar y 23 to May 25, 2023, after approval from the ethics revie w committe e of Imran Id rees Ins titute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Sial kot, Pak istan, an d comprised undergraduate physical therapy students of either gender aged 19-26 years in their 3rd to 5th academic year studying in different institutions in Lahore and Sialkot. Data was collected using the clinical learning evaluation questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS 22. RESULTS: Of the 295 students, 269(91.2%) were females and 26(8.8%) were males. The overall mean age was 22.03±1.14 years. There were 210(71.2%) stude nts enrol led in the semester system , w hile 85(28.8%) we re part of the an nual system. The overall mean score was 71.05±10.20. Super vision (76.02±11.80) and motivation (80.21±11.71) were the most satisfying part of clinical learning identified by the students. CONCLUSIONS: The clinical learning environment demonstrated high satisfac tion levels in supervision and motivation domains, while im provements were nee ded in the areas of cas es, authenticity and organisation of doctor-patient encounters.
