ABSTRACT
Introduction: During COVID-19, health students should learn human anatomy online. By learning online, students have difficulty understanding the subject material. This study aims to explore the experiences of health students learning the anatomy of the human body during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This study used a qualitative study with a phenomenological study approach. This study's participants were seven health students from two private universities in Pekanbaru city, which were taken by purposive sampling. Data collection used in-depth interviews and was analyzed using the phenomenological method developed by Colaizzi. Results: Researchers found five main themes, namely the learning process during the COVID-19 pandemic, obstacles to the online learning process, obstacles for students to learn the anatomy of the human body during the COVID-19 pandemic, student efforts to find references, and expectations of students learning anatomy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: Students experience several obstacles during participating in online learning while the pandemic occurs, especially in understanding the anatomy of the human body. Students make several efforts to add learning resources and hope there will be digital learning applications with animation and image features and detailed explanations of human anatomy. This study recommends that educational institutions use digital applications to support learning to make it easier for students to understand the anatomy of the human body. © 2022 Academia Nacional de Medicina. All rights reserved.