by Pablo Angulo | Jun 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Right after ending the Needs Finding short course we started the Medical Innovation Bootcamp (MIB) and it was just as I remember when I first took it in 2020. That 2020 bootcamp was what introduced me to Rice and encouraged me to apply, so I think it’s great that I...
by Emily Murray | Jun 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Corporate America? More like corporate Costa Rica! This past Monday we started our internships around San Jose after a busy few days of the medical device design bootcamp. Here’s a recap of the past week and a half: Medical Device Design Bootcamp: From June 1-3, we...
by Hannah Delatte | Jun 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Our second week in Costa Rica was so different from the first week but in all the best ways!! We didn’t do as many touristy things because we have been pretty exhausted with the first days of our internships but we are still loving it. We have eaten multiple times at...
by Sarah Blau | Jun 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hi all! We’ve had a busy week and a half since you’ve last heard from us. In the last ten days, we’ve had our medical design bootcamp, started our internships, and continued exploring San José. Our bootcamp at the end of last week was a whirlwind...
by Ravi Nataraj | Jun 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Thanks for tuning back into Ravi’s life in Costa Rica. Last week, we completed a grueling 27-hour medical innovation boot camp across 3 days. Our project was super interesting – we proposed a software solution to help correct excessive motion artifacts caused by...
by Travis Dowd | Jun 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
This week was our first week of work, and it was great! While it is always going to take a bit to get used to a new place, we are starting to settle in. Although our mentor was out of town this week, I was lucky enough to observe various clinical visits with Dr....
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...
