by JJ Tellez | Jul 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hola! Hope you guys had a relaxing weekend. This past week was my sixth week working at MicroVention and it was a relatively short week. The company had a maintenance shutdown from Wednesday through Friday, so I only went to the office on Monday and Tuesday and then...
by mj70 | Jul 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hi everyone! This past week has been incredibly busy yet rewarding at Confluent. With my time in Costa Rica being limited, I’m determined to make a lasting impression both as a dedicated worker and a positive individual. Consequently, I’ve been immersing myself...
by Summan Rahman | Jul 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
I started off the week observing a spinal tap procedure in which a needle punctures into the subarachnoidal space 💉. On the first attempt to perform the procedure, the patient was lying on her side. When this didn’t work, they shifted the patient to a sitting...
by mj70 | Jul 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hi Everyone! After a hard working week, we finally decided to plan a beach trip. I was especially excited because Costa Rica is renowned for its stunning beaches. We chose to visit the famous city of Manuel Antonio. But first, as is tradition in my previous blog...
by JJ Tellez | Jul 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Pura Vida! Hope everyone had a great weekend! This past week was my fifth week working at MicroVention and the company continued the validation process for transferring the BOBBY (balloon guide catheter) production line from California to Costa Rica (I learned this...
by Korie | Jul 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Monday I went to the technical service room at Meditek and they were running a test on a GE Cardiosoft Tonoport VI that is used to check blood pressure (BP). They wanted to make sure that the device would record the BP for 24 hours and would do the checks at the right...
by Jade Lee | Jul 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Mono🐒 I can’t really believe how time flies, but it’s already half way through the internship! This week, I confirmed the applicable testing methods for 10 device documents with DFMEAs, drafted a delamination report, and read a study on breast anatomy and...
by Aiman | Jul 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Seeing surgeries this week was so enlightening. In clinical medicine, a lot of decision making happens all inside the provider’s head and it can be hard to infer without asking about their process. However, surgery is very apparent in that nature because everything is...
by Summan Rahman | Jul 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Due to Dr. Bogantes’s vacation absence this week, I shadowed surgeons in the operating room (OR) instead. Suited up in the green OR scrubs, it felt surreal to be watching an open heart surgery 🫀. In this particular case, the patient had hypoplastic right heart...
by mj70 | Jul 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hi everyone! I cannot believe it has been a month since I arrived in Costa Rica. This journey has been nothing short of transformative. I’ve learned so much and explored countless amazing places. However, I did fall ill this past week, which put a temporary pause on...
