by Siddharth Jadhav | Jun 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hello, and welcome to my blog post for my first week of clinical rotations. After two boot camps that tested and expanded upon our knowledge in needs finding and product development, we have moved onto the second stage of this trip to Costa Rica. For my clinical...
by Ravi Nataraj | Jun 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
The first few days here have been a blast! I’ve learned so much about the nuances of Costa Rican culture. First, let’s talk business. Over the past three days, I’ve visited Hospital de Clinica Biblica, Hospital CIMA, and Hospital de Trauma. Although I’m a little...
by Michael | Jun 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Welcome back to the blog glad to have you back. This week we started our need findings boot camp with Professor Casey Howard. In this needs-finding boot camp, the cohort was split into several groups, with each group, over three days, being sent to a different...
by Pablo Angulo | Jun 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
We started off this week with the Needs Finding Short course Prof. Howard! I was excited for what this would entail as being able to observe a clinical environment in action is something few people outside of medical professionals get to see. After a short...
by Santiago Aparicio | Jun 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
After a weekend of meeting classmates and learning about a new country, Monday we started our course about clinical needs with Dr. Howard. First, we had an introductory class with Dr. Howard where she guided us on how to perform observations in a hospital to find...
by Sarah Blau | Jun 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
This week has been our three-day needs finding course with students from Rice and two universities here in Costa Rica – the Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) and the Tecnológico de Costa Rica (TEC). We started with a classroom session on Monday where we discussed...
by Travis Dowd | Jun 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
After our introduction to San José, it was time to get to work! I like that the sun comes up so early here because it allows me to get my training runs and cross training before classes/work and keeps me on a good schedule. I am looking to find other routes other than...
by Hannah Delatte | Jun 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Since Monday, we have had the pleasure of immersing ourselves in various aspects of Costa Rican healthcare. Our class was split up into groups and sent into rotations for observing clinical atmospheres. My group started with with a visit to UCR Dentistry. Originally,...
by Emily Murray | Jun 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
After a weekend of settling in and drinking coffee, we woke up bright and early to start the next few days of needs finding. Over the past few days, we’ve been traveling to various hospitals and clinics to perform clinical observations. On Monday, all of our...
by Abby Dowse | Jun 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
The first half of this week has absolutely flown by! For the past three days, we’ve been taking part in a Needs Finding Workshop, in which we’ve had the opportunity to observe a variety of clinical settings. I was admittedly very nervous about this, as I have never...
