Among the 1.3 billion citizens of India currently undergoing lockdown owing to the Covid-19 pandemic are eighty-two Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) students of Management and Science University (MSU).

 

India, recording 358 fatalities among 10,453 positive cases of the coronavirus disease up to April 14, went into lockdown beginning March 24.

 

 

Residents of the MSU offshore campus International Medical School (IMS) Bangalore recount their experience of the lockdown in the land of the Taj Mahal.

 

 

Year-4 Sufyan Aiman notes the necessary changes they have all had to make to their regular medical-student lifestyle, chief among which had included buying or ordering food online to save time for their studies.

 

"We have had to start cooking now and thanks to the International Medical Students Association (IMSA), especially the COVID-19 special taskforce, we have enough supplies.”

 

 

The IMSA is also looking out for their welfare, says Sufyan, with information on the latest developments regarding Covid-19 as well as the ongoing online lectures. Those in Year-4 are involved in research, which continues with e-Learning as their classroom and Zoom as the connecting point.

 

Year-1 Nurul Atiqah Akmal Rokbi, who should have begun her second semester last March 16, seconded the IMSA facility and offered a little more.

 

“We have had to stop buying food online in a bid to reduce our risk of contracting cholera as well as Covid-19, and so having IMSA taking over with the food supply is a relief. For face-to-face learning in subjects such as anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry, we turn to Zoom.”

 

 

IMSA Exco for International and Year-5 student Muhammad Azim Othman lays out the three units forming the IMSA Covid-19 special taskforce.

 

Connecting the Bangalore-campus MSUrians with the University and the High Commission of Malaysia in New Delhi is the Communication Unit, whereas health and wellbeing are monitored by the Welfare Unit. Living needs are catered to by the Essentials Unit, which coordinates food and grocery orders and buys in bulk from wholesale vendors.

 

 

Year-3 Nurul Ain Atiqah says that at the beginning of India’s restricted movement order they could still go out for daily necessities and supplies were still sufficient.

 

It all changed with the lockdown.

 

“The ATMs were shut down and food started becoming scarce. Thanks to IMSA, we managed it well, alhamdulillah.”

 

Staying true to the humanities side of their MBBS training, Sufyan Aiman concludes with a thought for another.

 

 

“It's all good over here, though we miss being able to do community engagement work.”

 

MSU Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

MSU Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Hons)

MSU Diploma in Medical Sciences

MSU Foundation (Biological/Health Science)

 

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Among the 1.3 billion citizens of India currently undergoing lockdown owing to the Covid-19 pandemic are eighty-two Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) students of Management and Science University (MSU).

 

India, recording 358 fatalities among 10,453 positive cases of the coronavirus disease up to April 14, went into lockdown beginning March 24.

 

 

Residents of the MSU offshore campus International Medical School (IMS) Bangalore recount their experience of the lockdown in the land of the Taj Mahal.

 

 

Year-4 Sufyan Aiman notes the necessary changes they have all had to make to their regular medical-student lifestyle, chief among which had included buying or ordering food online to save time for their studies.

 

"We have had to start cooking now and thanks to the International Medical Students Association (IMSA), especially the COVID-19 special taskforce, we have enough supplies.”

 

 

The IMSA is also looking out for their welfare, says Sufyan, with information on the latest developments regarding Covid-19 as well as the ongoing online lectures. Those in Year-4 are involved in research, which continues with e-Learning as their classroom and Zoom as the connecting point.

 

Year-1 Nurul Atiqah Akmal Rokbi, who should have begun her second semester last March 16, seconded the IMSA facility and offered a little more.

 

“We have had to stop buying food online in a bid to reduce our risk of contracting cholera as well as Covid-19, and so having IMSA taking over with the food supply is a relief. For face-to-face learning in subjects such as anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry, we turn to Zoom.”

 

 

IMSA Exco for International and Year-5 student Muhammad Azim Othman lays out the three units forming the IMSA Covid-19 special taskforce.

 

Connecting the Bangalore-campus MSUrians with the University and the High Commission of Malaysia in New Delhi is the Communication Unit, whereas health and wellbeing are monitored by the Welfare Unit. Living needs are catered to by the Essentials Unit, which coordinates food and grocery orders and buys in bulk from wholesale vendors.

 

 

Year-3 Nurul Ain Atiqah says that at the beginning of India’s restricted movement order they could still go out for daily necessities and supplies were still sufficient.

 

It all changed with the lockdown.

 

“The ATMs were shut down and food started becoming scarce. Thanks to IMSA, we managed it well, alhamdulillah.”

 

Staying true to the humanities side of their MBBS training, Sufyan Aiman concludes with a thought for another.

 

 

“It's all good over here, though we miss being able to do community engagement work.”

 

MSU Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

MSU Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Hons)

MSU Diploma in Medical Sciences

MSU Foundation (Biological/Health Science)

 

Making extraordinary with an offshore learning experience

A holistic, internationally recognized medical education

Stories from medical school: Another chance at life

International learning at IMS

 

MBBS graduate receives Convo-21 Mohd Shukri Yajid Outstanding Award

Finding his voice as muezzin and medic

Making her own cool with her brand of do

United ambition