by Jasmine Ferrarer | Jun 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! The previous week in Kenya has been very busy for me because my schedule was jam packed with clinical observations at local hospitals, group meetings, and delicious dining experiences. For the clinical observations, I met up...
by Rei Guo | Jun 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hello hello! I can’t believe its already been a few weeks into this summer program. This will be my third week doing observations at Hospital Nacional de Niños with Dr. Bogantes, and I think I’ve settled into a pretty good routine. I wake up around 6:00...
by Alexandra | Jun 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
Welcome back! Week 2 at Niños has wrapped up and we are still doing clinical observations, but with a bit more focus. We spent the week narrowing down what our summer project will be, but more on that later. We are still being flys on the wall, but this week the flies...
by Apple Lee | Jun 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
Another week of rain and sunshine in Costa Rica flew by. This week, we are starting to get into more of a routine. We now know exactly which office to go to every morning, what each consultation room does in the pediatric neurology wing, and even which grocery stores...
by Emma Kirchhoff | Jun 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hi y’all! I can’t believe I’ve already been in Kenya for almost 4 weeks – time flies when you’re busy and having fun! This week, I have continued researching components for my Medevice project and have started simulating circuits using...
by Luisanny | Jun 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
This week has been a very eventful week, to say the least. The week began with a 2-day HealthTech boot camp. While the first day primarily focused on the history and overall mission of the hospital, the second day delved more into the projects being developed by...
by Malcolm Williams | Jun 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
This week was filled with exploration of different research projects going on in the medical device industry. We were able to attend the HealthTECH Barretos Bootcamp. This was hosted in the IRCAD and is a place where multiple startups are developing products. A large...
by Jasmine Ferrarer | Jun 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
“I got the picture of the lion! Drive Ken! We gotta reach the rhino grazing grounds before the cars block the road!” Our safari driver, Ken Sab, pushed the pedal to the metal, causing our minivan to lurch forward, deeper into the tall grasses and winding dirt...
by Rei Guo | Jun 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hi guys! I just finished Week 1 of my summer internship experience at Hospital Nacional de Niños with Apple and Alex, and I’ve been loving it so far. I actually got to shadow Dr. Bogantes (our neurologist manager) the week prior during the Needs Finding...
by Alexandra | Jun 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Welcome back! It’s been a really great first week of my internship at Niños, were we’ve (Apple, Rei, and I) spent the last week doing clinical observations with Dr. Bogantes, a neurologist. It has been a captivating experience thus far as I’ve sat in...
