Internship Time!

Internship Time!

Corporate America? More like corporate Costa Rica! This past Monday we started our internships around San Jose after a busy few days of the medical device design bootcamp. Here’s a recap of the past week and a half: Medical Device Design Bootcamp: From June 1-3, we...
Two weeks on Tico Time

Two weeks on Tico Time

Our second week in Costa Rica was so different from the first week but in all the best ways!! We didn’t do as many touristy things because we have been pretty exhausted with the first days of our internships but we are still loving it. We have eaten multiple times at...
La Primera Semana de la Pasantía

La Primera Semana de la Pasantía

This week was our first week of work, and it was great! While it is always going to take a bit to get used to a new place, we are starting to settle in. Although our mentor was out of town this week, I was lucky enough to observe various clinical visits with Dr....

Observations Week 1

Hello, and welcome to my blog post for my first week of clinical rotations. After two boot camps that tested and expanded upon our knowledge in needs finding and product development, we have moved onto the second stage of this trip to Costa Rica.  For my clinical...
W1 – Clinical Needs Finding in Costa Rica

W1 – Clinical Needs Finding in Costa Rica

The first few days here have been a blast! I’ve learned so much about the nuances of Costa Rican culture. First, let’s talk business. Over the past three days, I’ve visited Hospital de Clinica Biblica, Hospital CIMA, and Hospital de Trauma. Although I’m a little...
Needs Finding

Needs Finding

Welcome back to the blog glad to have you back. This week we started our need findings boot camp with Professor Casey Howard. In this needs-finding boot camp, the cohort was split into several groups, with each group, over three days, being sent to a different...
Week 1: Needs Finding Short Course

Week 1: Needs Finding Short Course

We started off this week with the Needs Finding Short course Prof. Howard! I was excited for what this would entail as being able to observe a clinical environment in action is something few people outside of medical professionals get to see. After a short...
Blog 3: Clinical Experiences

Blog 3: Clinical Experiences

After a weekend of meeting classmates and learning about a new country, Monday we started our course about clinical needs with Dr. Howard. First, we had an introductory class with Dr. Howard where she guided us on how to perform observations in a hospital to find...