by Santiago Aparicio | Jul 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hi again from San Jose Costa Rica, this week was full of new places and experiences. Monday, Emily and I were in the hospital Mexico the whole day checking on monitors and incubators, something that at this point we were very used to doing. However, we had a very...
by Pablo Angulo | Jul 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
This week Sarah and I shadowed Dr. Bogantes while he tended to consults with patients that suffer from neuromuscular diseases. It was of special interest for us to learn about a type of procedure done in patients with certain types of drug-resistant epilepsy which...
by Santiago Aparicio | Jul 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hello again from San Jose, Costa Rica this was a week full of long drives and new places. Our task this week was to travel with Katherine and Eloy around the Pacific part of the country doing some preventive maintenance. Monday, we stayed in San Jose because we had to...
by Travis Dowd | Jul 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
This week was really special for me, because it was a week in which I really started to feel comfortable in my workplace at Hospital Nacional de Niños. From conversing and joking with coworkers to being more helpful in clinical appointments through helping with splint...
by Hannah Delatte | Jul 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hi everyone! It has been a slow week as far as work goes; however, we did get to travel this weekend. We are always getting recommendations to visit La Fortuna, and we were finally able to book a trip. We booked an Airbnb and one tour, but other than that we are just...
by Ravi Nataraj | Jul 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hey guys, welcome back to the second to last week of Ravi’s life in Costa Rica. After conquering Poas Volcan the previous weekend, this week has been pretty slow and tiring. As much as I’ve enjoyed my time here in CR, it’s time for me to return to the States where I’m...
by Sarah Blau | Jul 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hi all! Short-ish update today. We’re off for a long weekend in La Fortuna, so I’ll be focusing on work-related things for now, and then will have some cool pictures to share next week! This week we mainly observed patient appointments instead of...
by Emily Murray | Jul 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hello from…several locations! This week has been a week of travel for Meditek and I am absolutely exhausted. We’ve been to Siquirres, Puerto Viejo, Siquirres again, Turriabla, and back to San Jose. Here is the weekly digest: Last weekend the girls and I...
by Ravi Nataraj | Jul 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
Welcome back to another week in Ravi’s life in Costa Rica. This week took a better turn from the last as me, Sid, and Santi conquered the infamous Poas volcano. First, this week has been my most exciting and hands-on experience at Confluent as I got to characterize...
by Pablo Angulo | Jul 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
July is already mid way through and it feels like my time in Costa Rica is running out. This week Sarah and I got to print the first iteration of our Transcranial Doppler Transducer Holder for the TCD helmet, though we already found issues with dimensions and...
