GMI Student Blogs

Hey everyone! Another calm week for GMI students. No big trips planned or no super eventful nights, but still a great week. I got to have a day off of work this week due to my supervisor being out, and it was a much needed day of sleeping in and relaxing and more...

Hola from a staycation in San Jose! I am currently writing this from our AirBnB, a nice little apartment with some insane views of San Jose. This week has been incredibly laid back, which has been pretty relaxing and a good recharge. Here is your weekly recap: This...

Welcome back to another exciting week of adventures in San José! This week I watched a lot of procedures in the hospital and struggled to understand my prepaid SIM card. On Monday morning, we watched a long-term EEG test being set up on a nine year old patient. These...

So this was a bit of a slower week for me, since I am dealing with catching up on my Japanese course because my teacher took a couple of weeks leave for medical reason (She’s having a baby!); I also had to deal with Rice Apartments, Rice Engineering Masters Program...

Hello there, readers! Welcome back to my blog as I continue to share my experiences during my clinical rotations in Costa Rica. Last week, Travis and I continued our journey at the Hospital Nacional de Niños (HNN) under the guidance of Dr. Roger Vargas. We have also...

Hi all! I'm excited to give you my halfway-through-the-summer update this week. (Excuse me? Halfway through the summer already?) As we head into the second half of our internships, I'm excited to focus more on some prototype ideas that Pablo and I have. Unfortunately,...

Hola from 5 weeks done in Costa Rica! I can't believe that we've been here for over a month, and only have another month to go -- crazy how time flies. Here's the recap from a pretty chill week: On Sunday, we mostly just hung out around the hostel. Hannah and I went...

Hi again from Costa Rica, this week was full of long drives and exciting experiences at Meditek. Monday, we stayed in San Jose with Jesus and Lucia working in a hospital close to the office. Our task for the day was to check the hospital's vital sign monitors and...