Lived experiences of medical students of online learning: lessons for adopting virtual learning in medical education.

Background: The COVID 19 lockdown created a shift in medical education from the traditional physical classroom to online learning.

Objectives: To explore the lived experiences of students in various years of medical education attending a medical college in Chennai, India.

Methods: In this qualitative exploration of lived experiences we conducted 4 focus group discussions among students of the four years in the medical college with the help of a checklist.