by Jasmine Ferrarer | Jun 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
“I got the picture of the lion! Drive Ken! We gotta reach the rhino grazing grounds before the cars block the road!” Our safari driver, Ken Sab, pushed the pedal to the metal, causing our minivan to lurch forward, deeper into the tall grasses and winding dirt...
by Rei Guo | Jun 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hi guys! I just finished Week 1 of my summer internship experience at Hospital Nacional de Niños with Apple and Alex, and I’ve been loving it so far. I actually got to shadow Dr. Bogantes (our neurologist manager) the week prior during the Needs Finding...
by Alexandra | Jun 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Welcome back! It’s been a really great first week of my internship at Niños, were we’ve (Apple, Rei, and I) spent the last week doing clinical observations with Dr. Bogantes, a neurologist. It has been a captivating experience thus far as I’ve sat in...
by Apple Lee | Jun 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Time flies when you are having fun! I cannot believe it’s been more than two weeks since I first arrived in Juan Santamaría Airport in Costa Rica. Last week, I’ve been conducting clinical observations in the neurology department with Dr. Bogantes at...
by cg161 | Jun 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hi all! I’m excited to share with you all of the exciting things I’ve been able to do in the past two weeks! First, an update on the job. So far, I have had ample time to conduct preliminary research for suction devices and their use in surgery,...
by Emma Kirchhoff | Jun 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hey y’all! Today is the start of my third week at Medevice. My project has been going very well so far. I have done a ton of research into pulse oximeters and the different approaches that have been explored for improving their performance for darker skin tones....
by Connor Bly | Jun 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hi! My name is Connor Bly and I am a graduating biomedical engineering major with a concentration in mechanical design from California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo, CA. I love all things design and am enthralled with the dynamic and...
by Malcolm Williams | Jun 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
This is my first time ever in Brazil and South America. For the next couple of months, I will be working with Hospital de Amor a top-of-the-line, world renown, Cancer Research Hospital. My responsibilities will include applying the needs finding skills that I...
by Luisanny | Jun 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hi everyone! I’ve officially wrapped up my first week here in Brazil and at Hospital de Amor. Throughout the week, I’ve had the opportunity to visit many departments within the hospital, including radiology, the molecular biology laboratory, the breast cancer...
by Alexandra | Jun 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Welcome back! Yesterday wrapped up the last day of the Medical Innovation Bootcamp, which was focused on the design process and all it’s steps – identifying a need, crafting needs statements, creating design criteria, brainstorming and creating a solution....
