 This study aimed to evaluate the attitudes of medical students towards the clinical importance of embryology. A total of 101st and 100 final year medical students from Islam Medical College, Sialkot, Pakistan participated in the survey. The questionnaire consisted of 20 statements, with students having to tick only those statements with which they were in full agreement. The results revealed that the students appreciated the importance of embryology in the early years and to a greater extent in the clinical years. Female students showed better attitudes towards embryology in both years. Overall, the study concluded that efforts are needed by teachers teaching anatomy and medical educationalists to inform medical students of the relevance of embryology in achieving clinical competency. This article was authored by Noreen Waseem, Kadisha Iqbal, Noreen Anwar, and others.