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Busy Week at Teddy Bear Hospital
Medsoc students were busy this week tending to lots of sick and and injured teddies at UCC’s Teddy Bear hospital.
Lots of teddy bears with lots of different ailments kept our young medical students busy this week.
More than 900 infants from schools across Cork including girls and boys from Glasheen Girls NS, Togher Boys’ NS, Midleton Educate Together, Whitegate National School and more attended with their furry friends.
The student-led annual event which takes place at Devere Hall helps children become familiar with healthcare environments, learn about medicine in a safe, fun environment. It features three main stations mirroring a real hospital experience: a waiting room, a treatment room and an exercise area. In the waiting room young children put on some medical scrubs, checked out some medical equipment, used a stethoscope while engaging in fun anatomy puzzles and colourful activities. In the treatment room, medical students assessed and treated the teddies with medical supplies kindly provided by the Bon Secours Hospital. In the exercise area, children are taught a variety of exercise routines to support their teddies return to full health.
Education Officer with UCC Med Soc Aisling Gouldson said: “The whole purpose of Teddy Bear Hospital is to teach kids that there is no need to be scared in hospital settings or around healthcare professionals. We try to eliminate any fears or reservations young kids may have while interacting with healthcare professionals, help kids to feel at ease when visiting the doctor in the future. For us as volunteers, it is an extremely rewarding experience to witness kids enter into the spirit of the hospital and do everything they can to help treat their poorly teddies”.