GMI Student Blogs

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. The days...

     During my first week in Kenya, I had the opportunity to explore Nairobi, spend time with my roommates, and meet the incredible employees of the Drop Access medical device startup company. I am living in an apartment with 2 other students, Emma and Colin, who are...

Hi everyone! I hope all of my peers are enjoying their time in Costa Rica and soon Brazil! I'm looking forward to reading about your needs finding experiences. I am approaching the end of my first week working at Medevice in Nairobi! So far, I have established with...

Hey y'all! It's my 6th day in Kenya, and I wanted to update on my experience so far. This week, I started my internship at Medevice! I was a bit nervous going in as I wasn't sure exactly what to expect, but everyone there was super friendly and welcoming. Medevice...

This Needs Finding Workshop was taught by Dr. Casey Howard and was designed based off of the Standford Biodesign Fellowship Program. The purpose of this workshop was to help us learn to identify "needs" in clinical settings. Each participant was sent on three clinical...

My time so far has been chock full of amazing things to observe and do. In just a few days I've accomplished so much, from shadowing gastroscopies and ENT surgeries to drafting high impact needs statements in teams. It was surprising to me how much needs finding is a...

Today was the last day of our Needs Finding Workshop. This workshop was the first time I've ever done any clinical observations, so I was both excited and nervous. My biggest fear was that I wouldn't know what to do or I'd do something incorrectly, but on the first...

Welcome back! Today wrapped up the three day Needs Finding Bootcamp here in San José. We spent this time doing a variety of clinical observations and learned to identify different needs for users - from patients, to clinicians, to techs, and more. To kick the bootcamp...

Hello again! Today marks the completion of the three day Costa Rica needs finding bootcamp. For the past two days, we were split into three different groups to observe clinical practice in a variety of different specialties across four different hospitals. My group...