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Little Medical School | Research Triangle
Little Medical School | Research Triangle locations
Clayton Parks & Recreation
715 Amelia Church Rd, Clayton, North Carolina 27520
Cedar Fork Community Center
1050 Town Hall Dr, Morrisville, North Carolina 27560
Thales Academy Wake Forest Pre-K-5
3106 Heritage Trade Dr, Wake Forest, NC 27587
Follow the Child Montessori School
3601 Harden Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607
ATAX - CAPITAL BLVD, RALEIGH NC
3901 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27604
Superior Clinical Research, LLC
712 Wilkins St, Smithfield, NC 27577
65 Flowers Pkwy
65 Flowers Pkwy, Clayton, NC 27527
Southeast Flowers Parkway
Clayton, NC 27527
Thales Academy Clayton
11096 Buffalo Rd, Clayton, NC 27527
Thales Academy Raleigh K–6
8151 Town Dr, Raleigh, NC 27616
Thales Academy Knightdale Pre-K–6
525 Carolinian Ave, Knightdale, NC 27545
Thales Academy Holly Springs Pre-K—9
11244 Holly Springs New Hill Rd, Holly Springs, NC 27540
Thales Academy Apex K-5
1177 Ambergate Station, Apex, NC 27502
Thales Academy Cary
1120 Buck Jones Rd, Raleigh, NC 27606
About Little Medical School | Research Triangle
We work with educators, healthcare leaders and community organizations to promote healthy lifestyles in children as they learn about careers in health care.
Let your child come and experience Little Medical School®, where we are inspiring tomorrow’s healthcareprofessionals today.
Little Medical School® brings medicine, science and the importance of health to children in an entertaining, exciting and fun way.
Our educational enrichment programs provide a fun, innovative, and engaging curriculum. We create an opportunity to experience role playing using tools that real doctors use.
We offer after school programming, birthday parties, and special events that we can customize to fit your needs. All of our curriculum is aligned with STEM objectives.…
Meet our instructors
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Erica DeShields
Instructor
Erica DeShields earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from The University Of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before beginning her career in cybersecurity, Erica worked with youth in summer camp programs and created a food pantry for underserved youth in the Raleigh, NC area. She has also done nonprofit work assisting the elderly in her local community. She is excited to assist Brittney in bringing Little Medical School to the Triangle area of North Carolina and inspiring the youth of our future.
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Brittney McBride
Instructor
Brittney McBride, M.S., OTR/L earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, and her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before beginning her career as an occupational therapist, Brittney worked with children, teens, and their families in a variety of roles including as a mentor, behavioral assistant, employment specialist for a transition, school to employment program (S.T.E.P) and a nursery attendant. She also worked with adults with psychological and developmental disabilities as a job coach. As an occupational therapist Brittney has worked simultaneously in pediatrics, geriatrics, and industrial sports medicine. Brittney is now combining her love of helping others, the medical field and entrepreneurship through her first franchise with Little Medical School. She is excited to assist with educating young minds on possible careers in the medical field.
Book activities by Little Medical School | Research Triangle
Little Veterinarian School (Dog) 8-Week After-School Club
100%
by Little Medical School | Research Triangle
Wake Forest, NC
***For Thales Academy Wake Forest Students ONLY*** Be more than just a dog's best friend, become it’s doctor! Grab your newly adopted plush puppy and role-play real veterinarian activities! Make healthy dog treats, sew stitches, vaccinate, remove ticks, treat lacerations, and more. Have fun while becoming an expert on your dog's well-being. If you love dogs, this club is for you!
In-person
Ages 5-8 years
Little Veterinarian School (Equine) 8-Week After-School Club
100%
by Little Medical School | Research Triangle
Apex, NC
***For Thales Academy Apex Students ONLY*** Now students can learn all about horses and their care. Students will adopt and name their plush horse and learn the anatomy and maintenance of a horse. They will also learn basic horse nutrition, riding styles, gaits and role-play and basic key responsibilities of an equine veterinarian.
In-person
Ages 6-10 years
Little Pediatrician School: 6-Week After-School Club
100%
by Little Medical School | Research Triangle
Knightdale, NC
***For Thales Academy Knightdale Students ONLY*** After “adopting” their own plush baby, students will role-play the key responsibilities of a pediatrician and learn how to perform a head-to-toe exam on a newborn. These future pediatricians will learn about diapering, diaper rash, bottling, burping, the infant Heimlich maneuver, childhood immunizations, and safe sleeping.
In-person
Ages 6-10 years
Little Veterinarian School (Cat) 6-Week After-School Club
100%
by Little Medical School | Research Triangle
Holly Springs, NC
***For Thales Academy Holly Springs Students ONLY*** Participants will role-play the key responsibilities of a veterinarian and learn how to care for a cat. These future veterinarians will learn how to remove ticks, perform a nose-to- tail exam, understand proper animal nutrition and hydration, suture lacerations, and more!
In-person
Ages 6-10 years
Little Veterinarian School (Cat) 6-Week After-School Club
100%
by Little Medical School | Research Triangle
Clayton, NC
***For Thales Academy at Flowers Plantation Students ONLY*** Participants will role-play the key responsibilities of a veterinarian and learn how to care for a cat. These future veterinarians will learn how to remove ticks, perform a nose-to- tail exam, understand proper animal nutrition and hydration, suture lacerations, and more!
In-person
Ages 6-10 years
Wilderness Medicine School: 6-Week After-School Club
100%
by Little Medical School | Research Triangle
Raleigh, NC
***For Follow Thales Academy Raleigh Students ONLY*** Participants will role-play emergency situations in the wild and learn how to prepare for natural disasters. These future emergency medics will learn about snake bites, hypothermia, tourniquets, poisonous plants, edible plants, distress signals, forest fires, tornadoes, mosquito bites, and more.
In-person
Ages 6-10 years
Little Veterinarian School: Dog Half-Day Camp
100%
by Little Medical School | Research Triangle
Clayton, NC
Become a paw-some and purr-fect veterinarian! Camp participants will role-play the key responsibilities of a veterinarian and learn how to care for a dog. These future veterinarians will learn how to remove ticks, perform a nose-to-tail exam, understand proper animal nutrition and hydration, suture lacerations, and more!
In-person
Ages 6-10 years
Little Doctor School: Half-Day Camp
100%
by Little Medical School | Research Triangle
Clayton, NC
Inspired learning today - healthy futures tomorrow! Camp participants will role-play the key responsibilities of a doctor and learn about vital organs in the human body. These future doctors will learn how to use a stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, and reflex hammer. They will practice administering first aid, learn how pharmacists play a role in administering medications, and more!
In-person
Ages 6-10 years
Little Doctor School 6-Week After-School Club
100%
by Little Medical School | Research Triangle
Raleigh, NC
***For Thales Academy Cary Students ONLY*** Through role-play and activities, students will learn the key responsibilities of a doctor and explore the heart, lungs, and digestion. Students will use real medical instruments (stethoscope, reflex hammer, and blood pressure cuff) and practice scrubbing, suturing, and tying knots like a real surgeon.
In-person
Ages 6-10 years