BACKGROUNDIn its Vision 2015 statement 1 , the Government of India recognises Health for all as a national goal and expects medical training to produce competent "Physicians of First Contact" towards meeting this goal. The Medical Council of India aims to produce a clinician who understands and provides preventive, promotive, curative, palliative, and holistic care with compassion. In its endeavour to reach this goal, the MCI has emphasised the role of self-directed learning or encouragement of a learner-centric approach. A greater emphasis is placed on exposure to primary and secondary levels of care and to Competency-Based Learning (CBE).