Promoting Health | Empowering Children
“We feel the children have really benefited from the Dr. Me Project, and would welcome the team back for future sessions.”
Riverley Primary School
About Us
Our Values
The Dr. Me Project is an award-winning, innovative health promotion and widening participation programme which aims to encourage children to become more aware of their own health and provide a basic understanding of the management of common childhood illnesses, whilst also inspiring children into healthcare careers.
The Dr. Me Project is proud to be supported by:
Health Education England (HEE) supports the delivery of excellent healthcare and health improvement to the patients and public of England.
The RCGP are the professional membership body for GPs in the UK. Their purpose is to encourage, foster and maintain the highest possible standards in general medical practice.
The Self Care Forum is a charity which aims to further the reach of self care and embed it into everyday life.
Join the team
Medical Students
Medical students can volunteer with their local Medical School Student Society or as part of a university student-selected module.
Students will be trained by a qualified doctor to deliver one hour teaching sessions to a class of primary school children (aged 9-11).
Doctors
Doctors can volunteer in groups at their local trusts, GP Practices or GP Vocational Training Schemes.
Volunteers will work in groups to deliver one hour teaching sessions to primary school children (aged 9 to 11).
Start a new Dr. Me Project
Medical Student Societies
A Dr. Me Project society can run as part of your medical school student union.
Volunteers will work in groups, overseen by a qualified clinician, to deliver one hour teaching sessions to primary school children (ages 9-10).
The student society resource pack is currently under development, and will include all the training materials, feedback forms, audit tools and school resources you will require to set up a new medical school Dr. Me Society.
Medical School Modules
Medical Schools can readily embed the Dr. Me Project as an academic or student-selected module into their curricula.
The Dr. Me Project academic module involves two detailed training sessions, one self-directed workshop planning session and at least one primary school session.
The academic module resource pack includes all the lesson plans, teaching resources, feedback forms, audit tools and school materials you will require to run the module.
GPVTS/NHS Trust Projects
Doctors can volunteer in groups at their local trusts, GP Practices or GP Vocational Training Schemes.
The GPVTS/NHS Trust resource pack includes all the training materials, feedback forms, audit tools and school resources you will require to volunteer with Dr. Me.
Helping you develop your portfolio
Teaching Skills
All training programmes cover basic teaching skills and education theory. Volunteers can also choose to have formal observed teaching feedback if they wish. All volunteers will receive a certificate of training and participation which can be added to your portfolio.
Leadership Development
You can get involved with leading the Dr. Me Project at any stage of your career – whether that be as a medical student, junior doctor, GP or consultant. Leading a local Dr. Me Project will demonstrate key leadership, teamwork and organisational skills which can be used for CPD and specialty applications.
Research Opportunities
Dr. Me is committed to evidence-based methodology and we are keen to work with volunteers to develop audit and research projects, present at conferences and publish our findings.
Community Engagement
Being involved in Dr. Me means you can give back to your local community. You work with the project means you can directly inspire and empower young children and make lasting impact in their attitude towards healthcare and healthcare careers.
Accolades
Awards
Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) New Leaders in Medical Education Award 2020 (National Award)
Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) GP Specialty Trainee & Bill Styles Award 2019 (National Award)
Publications
Basic healthcare lessons urged so pupils don’t bother the NHS. Lay K, 2023. The Times
Teach children to ‘self-treat’. Roberts L, 2021. The Daily Telegraph
Dr. Me project: Teaching children self-care for self-limiting illnesses in primary schools. Fung CY, 2020. Future Healthcare Journal
Oral Presentations
London General Practice Trainee Conference – Winner, Best Oral Presentation, Jul 2018, London, UK
WONCA (Global Family Medicine) Conference Europe, Aug 2017, Prague, Czech Republic
Poster Presentations
Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Conference – Shortlisted Medical Student Prize, Oct 2018, Glasgow, UK
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) Conference, May 2017, Birmingham, UK
“I felt very happy because I’ve been having a sore throat for a few weeks and now I know what to do.”
Nishkam School
Why invite Dr. Me to your school?
FREE fun-filled session for primary school children (aged 9 to 11) in line with the Health and Wellbeing curriculum (H1,5,9,10,14).
Teaching from a team of fully trained doctors and medical students.
Opportunity for children to ask questions about Medicine as a career.
“I found this session exciting because I loved learning about how to keep yourself safe.”
Southwark Cathedral School
“I can use all these skills in the future.”
“Now I want to be a doctor!”
Contact Us
We’d love to hear from you, please use the form below to get in touch!
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