Disruption of the medical curriculum in a developing country: The need for medical students to be stronger than ever

Abstract

Being a medical student from a low to moderate income country comes with its challenges particularly in moments where the world is facing with an uncharted territory; the COVID-19 pandemic. With no face to face interactions with lecturers, halt of clinical postings and uncertainty of when exams will be held, final year medical students are facing an unprecedented situation. Being a final year student, this personal view is aimed at describing the current situation of medical students in Mauritius, the numerous challenges that are being encountered and the coping strategies being adopted.