Special Article CONTINUING EDUCATION: CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIES

The concept of education has undergone tremendous change over the last many years. Two important changes, which are making their presence felt are a shift to learner centered learning and secondly, it's importance as a life long process(l). We now no longer believe in imparting few facts and figures over a period of time—rather, the objective is to arm the learner with strategies and concepts to continue LLL (i.e., Life Long Learning). Since most of the teaching in our medical colleges is based on the traditional teacher centered models, our graduates find themselves at a loss once they come out of the medical college. While the interested and motivated ones engage in what can be termed selfstudy, for others, end of medical schooling usually means end of learning.