The Sunshine Fund has donated a $300 sponsorship to the Teddy Bear Hospital. The Sunshine Fund is made up of small coin donations by members at club meetings usually as the result of an active 5 minute fun session by the Club Sergeant, John.
Medical students put together a child-friendly hospital in which we welcome kindergarten-aged children and their teddy bears (or any stuffed toy for that matter) to come for a visit. During the visit, the teddy bears are then “fixed up” by their owners with the help of Teddy Doctors (medical students). The goal of the event is to decrease childrens’ anxiety and fears around visiting the doctor and hospitals through interactive play all the while giving medical students the opportunity to interact with children and practice clinical skills in a low stress environment. The children get full access to experiment and play with all of the doctor’s equipment in order to help establish a familiarity.
For more: http://teddybearhospital.co.nz/
