Kids' Workshop: What does a doctor look like?

Thursday 18 February 2027

11am - 2pm 

Physicians’ Gallery, No.11 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JQ

Free entry

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About the workshop

What do you think a doctor looks like?

They look just like you!

Join us for a crafty activity day celebrating diversity within the medical community. We’ll be exploring how doctors, and other medical professionals, come from every type of background and culture and that anyone can be a doctor.

We’ll be using colourful foam paper to get creative and make our own doctor characters.

Meet the anatomist

Jennifer Paxton (BSc, Msc, PhD, FAS) is a Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh. When she isn't teaching the complexities of the human body, or researching ways to build new body parts, she enjoys inspiring the next generation of scientists through her children's anatomy books and interactive outreach events.

How it works

1. Book a free, 1-hour arrival time slot
2. Arrive at the workshop at any point within your chosen time slot
3. Stay for as long as you'd like - the workshop will run until 2pm & the Gallery is open until 4:30pm
4. All children must be accompanied by an adult during the workshop and while in the Gallery

Good to know

1. Best suited for children age 7-12 but all ages are always welcome
2. As well as the workshop activity, the Physicians’ Gallery has a children’s medical library, colouring-in, worksheets and a dressing-up station available every day.
3. Check out our other Kids' Workshops!

Workshop activity running from 11am to 2pm

Physicians’ Gallery open from 10am to 4:30pm