GMI Student Blogs

This was my first work trip for Meditek and I spent the week in Limon, CR which is a city on the Caribbean coast with beautiful beaches. The field engineers I traveled with were Ailyn, Marie, and Laura. On Monday we left around 9:30am to drive there. We went through...

How many times have you heard the phrase “communication is key”? Probably a lot. However in healthcare, this phrase takes on a whole new meaning. When things are not communicated properly, it can mean the difference between life and death. While Professor Howard did a...

After a long wait, I finally received my passport and embarked on a journey that took me through four different countries before arriving in Costa Rica! Each step brought its own challenges and adventures, but I was determined to reach my destination. Despite missing...

Just finished a week at my internship shadowing Dr. Sixto Bogantes, a neurologist, at Hospital Nacional de Niños 🏥. I got to see a range of patients and procedures. One interesting application of ultrasound I learned about is called the transcranial doppler sonogram...

Que tál amigos? Welcome to Week 3 in Costa Rica. I started my internship at Hospital Nacional de Niños with Dr. Bogantes. During my few days of shadowing, I have learned so much about pediatric neurology but I will use this post to explain one of the things I learned....

It’s officially been the first week of the internship and there have already been so many exciting things! I have already traveled to Alajuela, San Ramon, and Central Sur to visit a wide variety of hospitals and clinics.  The equipment I have seen and worked on:...

¡Pura Vida! Hi everyone, I started my RDI (Research, Development, Innovation) internship at Establishment Labs earlier this week. I've worked on bio-related research and medical devices projects at school in the past, but this is my first experience working at a...

Hello everyone! My name is Korie Rudin and I just recently graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelors of Science in Biological Engineering. To continue my education, I will be obtaining my Masters in Bioengineering in Global Medical Innovation. A few...