Abstract
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become one of the most disastrous health crises 
 of the present world.
 The COVID-19 pandemic imposes unprecedented challenges for medical education globally. We describe how the pandemic has disrupted the medical education landscape from the students' perspectives and how medical students from a public higher institution adapted to the changes made to comply with the various government agencies' guidelines to contain the spread of COVID-19 while fulfilling the course requirements. The utilisation of numerous innovative online applications enabled the students to participate in numerous teaching and learning activities (TLA) with more flexible scheduling of the classes, participated in a series of online case-based discussions, clinical practice guideline (CPG) discussions, case presentations and objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) simulations. Students also joined TLAs conducted by other institutions both locally and abroad. In addition, students had collaborated among themselves and students from other institutions to conduct online peer-teaching activities. Perhaps, the main challenges for online classes were being unable to perform medical procedures and technical issues, commonly the poor internet connectivity. In regard to physical examinations, students performed it on members of their household instead of real patients. Learning medicine from a distance also gave us an opportunity to 
 taste telemedicine which may be the future of medical practice. Students and academics should be adaptive, resourceful and resilient in facing these changes together. The institution needs to look at all stakeholders' perspectives to respond to the changes in the medical education landscape.
Highlights
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first detected in Wuhan, China, but it may not be where it originated
The institution needs to look at all stakeholders' perspectives to respond to the changes in the medical education landscape
This paper will share our experiences on how COVID-19 affected our training as final year medical students and how we navigate the uncertainties with guidance from our lecturers
Summary
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first detected in Wuhan, China, but it may not be where it originated. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the first infection of SARS-CoV-2 was diagnosed in China in December 2019. Antibodies to the virus have been found in blood samples taken as early as September 2019 in Italy, which shows an unexpected very early circulation of SARS-CoV-2 among asymptomatic individuals in Italy several months before the first patient was identified (Apolone et al, 2020). The infection spread to other countries, and WHO declared the outbreak as a Global Public Health Emergency on January 30, 2020, as it became a global threat. Countries worldwide have used different strategies, such as epidemiological studies, isolation of diagnosed cases, and school closure, to prevent and contain the disease's spread (The World Health Organization, 2020). All the measures taken by the faculty are to ensure the continuity of medical education amidst the COVID-19 pandemic while preserving the quality of its medical graduates
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