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knowledge, skills and behaviours that are essential to becoming safe and competent doctors. Another key development that has rippled across the whole Faculty is the idea of students as partners, which we have been building up in recent years. More than 25 teaching and learning resources are under development by students in partnership with teachers. These resources range from things like clinical interactive worksheets and flashcard resources to gamified learning and simulated practicals. We teachers have all been impressed that students themselves are initiating many of these ideas, drawing on their deep familiarity with technologies. There are now more than 100 student co-designers and more than 50 teachers working on these projects together. Student involvement in education was formalised last year with the Students in Medical Education initiative – or SIME – to systematically engage MBBS students in teaching and curriculum development. This is not only about creating 8

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