Teddy Bear Hospital Singapore
Teddy Bear Hospital aims to give children early exposure to the medical environment
and provide a platform for medical students to interact with young children.
Our goals are
1. To deliver health education to children
2. To alleviate white coat anxiety amongst them
What we do
Each Teddy Bear Hospital session demonstrates a simulated environment of a patient’s visit to a local hospital. The students act as young doctors taking care of their stuffed toys.
There are 6 basic stations:
1. Head to Toe
2. Help Teddy Breathe
3. Meet Mr Bones
4. Painful Tummy
5. Healthy Plate
6. Save Teddy
Through this session, students will learn basic first aid and emergency skills, and also be better equipped to overcome their anxieties of medical settings.
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The recommended age group for Teddy Bear Hospital sessions are kids between 4 to 8 years old.
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Who we are
Teddy Bear Hospital is an international initiative that was brought to Singapore in 2013 and has since been organized by medical students with the support of National University Hospital Singapore.
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Student volunteers who facilitate the sessions are from NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and NTU Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine.
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Executive committee:
Chairperson - Nathaniel Liew
Vice-chair - Girvan Tay, Vernicia Neo and Lau Yunxi
Booking a session
We usually run sessions in 3 cycles throughout the year, in tandem with the holidays of our student volunteers:
March
May to August
December to January
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We will send out email notifications to schools who have previously indicated interest approximately one month before each cycle.
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Please note that due to overwhelming responses we can only accept schools based on the availability of volunteers and on a first-come-first serve basis.
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Contact us at teddybearhospitalsg@gmail.com
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Cost structure:
Transportation = $50 per trip.
Logistics & Maintenance = $0.50 per student.