Teddy Bear Hospital at UCLA

The purpose of TBH USA at UCLA is to provide children with positive healthcare experiences, promote health and well-being, and increase health literacy in the community while providing medical students and allied health students the opportunity to practice the skills necessary for successfully working with children. We aim to promote medical communication and reduce clinical anxiety in kids by creating and implementing sessions where kids act as parents and bring their “teddy bear kids” to different mock clinic booths. We strive to educate younger kids about patient care, inspire them to pursue medicine and higher education, promote health and well-being, and increase health literacy in the community.