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 š«. 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. Iāve learned so much and explored countless amazing places. However, I did fall ill this past week, which put a temporary pause on...
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, Iām sick this week in more than one way – homesick and have a cold or maybe COVID? Iām not sure what I have but itās not good. Iām praying that I donāt 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
Pelotaā½ļø 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, Iāve 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 couldnāt find the machines we were supposed to be working on and it was hard to communicate with the maintenance...
