Week 7: Getting into a Rhythm

I’m finally getting into a rhythm at Boston Scientific! This week, I devoted the bulk of my time to really learning the nitty gritty details of my project. During the first week of our internship, I set a few key goals and deadlines to accomplish them. By the end of...

Internship, Part One!

This week, we started our internships at Boston Scientific! I am working in the Process Development department at the Coyol site. It’s been a really exciting first week, full of learning, adjusting, and growing. I am looking forward to learning firsthand how medical...

The Final Course!

This week, we got to participate in an industry course on medical device implementation taught by Dr. Richardson. This course was hosted at Establishment Labs in Coyol, and our fellow students were employees at various medical device companies here in Costa Rica. As...

Dialoasis, Design, and Determination

Heading into our big implementation week, I spent a lot of time thinking about dialysis, and what exactly we were setting out to accomplish. My motivation for joining the GMI program was driven by the desire to work to improve the lives of patients around the world....
Welcome to the jungle!

Welcome to the jungle!

Guanacaste has been quite an adventure! We have been staying at Earth University un Liberia, which is a small school in the middle of a forest. The first thing we noticed after arriving was the incredible diversity of wildlife. Our van was met by a coati, a strange...