She is the co-director of the medical student elective in anesthesiology, Anes 7040, with Dr. Zuzana Stehlikova. Dr. Thackeray's educational efforts include medical student courses taught in the simulator, such as IVs, arterial lines, central lines, airway management, and neuraxial anesthesia. These sessions include principles of physiology, risks and benefits of procedures, complications, technical instruction, and practice of technical and decision-making skills in a realistic setting without real life consequences. She also mentors twelve medical students for the School of Medicine mentor program, assisting them with development of a plan to choose and successfully match with a medical specialty.