Making the Most of the Last Few Weeks – Week 7

Erica, Jeannette, and I are just returning from our three-day beach vacation in Manuel Antonio, coming back to San Jose rested, relaxed, and ready to make the most of the last three weeks of our internships. If the next three weeks are anything like this past work...

Short Course v2.0

This week we took part in the second edition of the Medical Innovation Short Course right here in Costa Rica. In my case, this is where I found out about the GMI program last year so it was a slightly different experience for me in terms of my expectations. Compared...

GMI Short Course – Week 6

We are now more than halfway through our time here in Costa Rica! This week, the GMI students and I took a break from our internships and participated in the Medical Technology Innovation short course taught by Rice professors, Dr. Richardson and Dr. Wettergreen. The...

Week 6: Medical Technology Innovation

This week we took a break from our internships to participate in the Medical Technology Innovation short course taught by Dr. Richardson and Dr. Wettergreen from Rice. The class was held at Universidad de Costa Rica with students from several Costa Rican universities....

Week 6: Expectations and Inspirations

We are now more than half way through our Costa Rican experience and this past week was spent in an intensive, collaborative medical product design quick course. With twenty Costa Rican engineering students from a variety of majors, representing the major universities...