A cross-sectional study of basic education influence on the clinical training: Attitudes and perception among Jordanian medical students

•The medical model of education has been static over the past century with no significant improvement.•This study investigates the attitude and perceptions of Jordanian medical students towards the value of basic sciences on their clinical training.•This study highlights positive attitudes of Jordanian medical students towards basic medical sciences.•Dynamic and student-centered models with problem-based learning maximize learning and teaching efficiency.