by Anna | Oct 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
It’s been two weeks since my last blog post, and I wanted to update everyone on what I’ve been doing, and what I plan to do for the next month of October! I’ve been developing an app that can help organize and transfer data from patients and nurses to dermatologists...
by Anna | Sep 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
This past month has been the maiden voyage of many things: graduate school at Rice University, living in Texas, and my implementation project. I’m still not used to the beauty of campus at Rice- I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of walking down the arched stone...
by Anna | Aug 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
It has been 11 weeks in Costa Rica, and my time here has come to an end. I’ve observed hospitals, stood in on medical procedures, built a prototype room for dialysis, and worked in teams with Costa Ricans varying from undergraduate students to seasoned professionals....
by Anna | Aug 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
This week I worked mostly on Project 3, creating and verifying a test method and test method validation protocol for colonoscopy devices. Since I only have one week left in Costa Rica, I wanted to make sure I made the most out of my time here at Boston Scientific....
by Anna | Jul 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
A lot has happened this week! Project 1 successfully reached its goal and ended. Because of this, I’ve been assigned a 3rd project! In this project there have been issues with a device used in colonoscopies recently- a wire loop with a mesh net used to collect samples...