by JJ Tellez | Jul 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Buenas tardes! Hope everyone is off to a great week! This past week was my fourth week working at MicroVention and the company began the validation process for a production line they are transferring from California to Costa Rica. I was in the clean room the majority...
by Aiman | Jul 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hi. Sadly, I’m sick this week in more than one way – homesick and have a cold or maybe COVID? I’m not sure what I have but it’s not good. I’m praying that I don’t get anyone else sick!!! #staystrong This week we have been rounding on patients from different...
by Korie | Jul 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
I was supposed to go to Limon last week for work but the plans were changed so I was in San Jose again and spent most of my time at Hospital Calderon Guardia. On Monday I got put on some reusable scrubs to work on an anesthesia machine. It was so fun to get dressed up...
by Jade Lee | Jul 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Pelota⚽️ Earlier this week, I learned about the entire manufacturing production line during my visit to the cleanroom and visited the post-marketing surveillance lab to inspect a CAPA case. It was so interesting to see how our R&D department work side-by-side with...
by Summan Rahman | Jul 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
This last week, I’ve been on hospital rounds with Dr. Bogantes. We followed up with the same patients almost everyday for the whole week. One patient I remember was a cute 12 year old girl who had complete occlusion of her carotid arteries. This lead to her suffering...
by mj70 | Jun 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hello everyone! I’ve been in Costa Rica for three weeks now and I’m settling in nicely. Confluent has been instrumental in helping me adjust, and I’m thrilled to be part of this family. Recently, my group and I organized a trip to explore the Arenal...
by JJ Tellez | Jun 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Todo bien mae? Hope everyone has been doing well. This past week was my third week working at MicroVention and I learned more about the document management process. I started this week by going to the clean room with my supervisor to finish taking pictures of unit...
by Korie | Jun 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
This was a bit of a slower week for work but it was nice to take a break from traveling. On Monday we had some issues with Hospital Metropolitano. We couldn’t find the machines we were supposed to be working on and it was hard to communicate with the maintenance...
by Aiman | Jun 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Ahora vivo en Costa Rica. It feels crazy to say that we’ve been in Costa Rica for over a month now. I’ve had a very great experience shadowing Dr. Bogantes. But, it was interesting to see how it Al started for him and countless other doctors – anatomy lab in...
by Summan Rahman | Jun 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Buenas! This week was very different from the usual. I had the opportunity to visit UCR’s Facultad de Medicina’s cadaver lab where I saw real bones and got an anatomy lesson from Dr. Bogantes using a cadaver. Though it was a little scary at first, I was...
