GMI Student Blogs

¡Pura Vida! I’m back in the US and currently visiting my cousins in California! This nine-week internship flew by fast. I met many wonderful people and grew close to other GMI students, interns, and colleagues at work. Costa Rica truly lives up to its reputation for...

This week is the bittersweet ending to my time in Costa Rica. Though I'm sad to end this amazing experience with Dr. Bogantes at Hospital Nacional de Niños, I am looking forward to being back home in Texas. Wrapping up this internship, I did a mix of shadowing and...

Diay, mae 👋🏼 "Diay, mae" means "hey, buddy." Last week, I was introduced to a new project involving the development of a test method for a new design. This project is more challenging but very interesting because it requires problem-solving to come up with a new test...

Another week in Limon! Our main focus this week was to conduct preventative maintenance on 15+ incubators. This maintenance includes calibration, checking every part's functionality, and cleaning. I was taught how to run the calibration so that was my role for each...

As I continue my journey to understanding pediatric neurology, there is one case I would like to highlight. This week, I met a 13 year old boy whose friends were joking around and pushed him down on the floor and stomped on him. This caused severe spinal injury and...

Interestingly, I saw the doctor prescribe coffee and fluids to stay hydrated for a patient with a post spinal tap headache. Caffeine actually increases cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) production, helping replenish the CSF lost during the spinal tap ☕️ [1]. Prion diseases...