Examined the effect of a psychiatric training clerkship on undergraduate medical students' attitudes toward psychiatry. 133 4th-yr medical students completed the Attitude to Psychiatry Questionnaire (D. G. Wilkinson et al, 1983) at the start and end of their psychiatric clerkship. Results show that general attitudes toward psychiatry improved from 32% to 61% postclerkship, and were similar for male and female Ss. Psychiatric specialization intentions were favored by significantly more male than female Ss, and rose significantly overall. Ss' specific attitudes were generally favorable and improved postclerkship, but Ss continued to associate cultural stigma with psychiatry. It is concluded that medical schools' psychiatric education quality can positively influence students' career choices, but that cultural beliefs against psychiatry remain strong in Saudi Arabia.