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BACKGROUND In Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar, one minute preceptor (OMP) is the 1st such teaching - learning tool, which has been used in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in a busy out-patient set up for effective clinical teaching for interns. We wanted to assess the perception of interns for acceptability of one minute preceptor as a teaching tool in Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department. We also wanted to assess the feasibility & acceptability of one minute preceptor as a teaching tool for the faculty in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology in PIMS. METHODS A prospective cross-sectional study was done in Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, with 30 interns posted on rotational duty in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 6 faculty members were sensitized along with interns for teaching one minute preceptor. 3 sessions were conducted with 3 different topics. Thereafter perception of interns & faculty was obtained through validated questionnaire. Data analysis was done by calculating percentage & frequency. Qualitative analysis was done by thematic analysis and word cloud. RESULTS Almost all learners agreed that one minute preceptor (OMP) is better than traditional teaching methods as it helps in building concepts of the subject. 83.3 % interns admitted that OMP brings out the strengths & weakness in them. All learners were of the view that OMP enhances clinical reasoning skills. All members of the faculty agreed that all domains of learning are assessed during OMP and felt that OMP can be used as a teaching tool in busy OPD. CONCLUSIONS One-minute preceptor has been proved to be an effective teaching tool in the busy OPD set up. It helps to teach essential skills to diagnose & manage common Obstetrical & Gynaecological problems in a short span of time. KEYWORDS One-Minute Preceptor (OMP), Obstetrics & Gynaecology (OBG), Teaching Tool, Internship, Out-Patient Department (OPD)