Slime-A-Doc 2026: Doctors' Day Celebration Like No Other
Patients and Peers Team Up to Slime Staff for National Doctors’ Day at Cook Children’s
Cook Children’s Health Care System celebrated doctors and medical staff on National Doctors' Day, March 30, with its annual Slime-A-Doc event. More than 10,000 employees including doctors, administrative staff and volunteers help fulfill Cook Children’s Promise, to improve the well-being of every child in our care and our communities, every day.
Blue and green slime took center stage at Cook Children’s as employees, volunteers, patients and families gathered to give their doctors a messy “thank you.” Based on votes from peers and patient families, participants braved 37 buckets and more than 10 gallons of slime. The “green-slimed” winners walked to the pully to celebrate being named the “People’s Choice” and received an extra bucket of slime.
More than 25 participants across eight categories - including family support services, doctors, nurses, child life specialists, social workers, advanced practice providers, volunteers, and members of our administrative team - donned their best outfits to find out who would be the “People’s Choice” for a green-slime bath.
Congratulations to the winners:
Family Support Services:
Katie Campbell, Director of Family Support Services
Nurses:
Aly Anthony MSN, RN, CPN
Advanced Practice Providers:
Dani Harrington, MSN, APRN, CPNP
Administrative Staff:
Matthew Carroll, M.D., Vice President, Associate Chief Quality Officer
Volunteers:
Ted Taylor
Social Workers:
Christina Reed, Director, Neighborhood Health Centers & Out-patient Psychiatry
Wild Card:
Bryan Pyrc, Physical Therapist, DPT
Physicians:
Taha Muntajibuddin, M.D., Cook Children's Hematology and Oncology Center
