It’s hard to believe that in just 3 weeks the semester will already be over! It still feels like there is so much to be done – where did the time go? This past month, the majority of my time was spent on making SolidWorks models of the DialOasis version 3.0 prototype. While making these models can be time consuming, I appreciate having the chance to refine my SolidWorks skills! It’s a useful program to know how to use, and I’m definitely learning a lot. This past week we Skyped with our collaborators at Invenio, and they brought up a few important aspects of the design that we hadn’t yet considered. In these last few weeks we’ll finalize the design and send the SolidWorks over to Invenio so they can start building! In the meantime I’ve also been working on putting together the business model for the units. To do so, I’ve been drawing on what we learned in our Healthcare I&E course. It’s nice to see the knowledge from one class transfer over so easily to another!

On November 8th, TMCx hosted an event called Demo Day. It was a great opportunity to hear what startups are working on, as well as have the chance to network with them! One company in particular stood out to me. They are working on creating a device to diagnose a stroke in the ambulance itself so that patients can be taken to the right hospital if needed. I hope to see that implemented soon enough!

Last weekend the GMI-ers got together at Dr. Richardson’s house for the third annual pie baking competition! It was so much fun to get to meet Dr. Richardson’s family, and I definitely got to have more than my fair share of pies!  I made a pear-cranberry pie, and was in a 3-way tie for best overall pie, which was nice. This definitely put me in the mood for Thanksgiving!