We started our day with the Florence Nightingale museum. We were able to enter the museum before it opened, so we had it all to ourselves. At the museum, we learned lots about her life. Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 on May 12. She was born in Florence Italy and has a older sister…
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Day Twelve: Bye Bye Bilbao
Today was our final day in Bilbao! We started the day off as per usual nice and early with breakfast! Then we made our way to the School of Engineering for the last time. We started off by seeing the robotic arm project which was very neat to see. They 3D print each portion individually…
Day 10: Welcome to London
Today was our last day in Birmingham before heading to London. It honestly felt like such a mix of lectures, goodbyes, and excitement for what was next in London. We started the morning with our first lecture of the day. The lecture focused on cardiovascular disease in adults. The woman teaching us was so nice…
Day 10 ~ The Night of The Tango
Today we spent the day in Austral university listening to lectures. We spoke to Dra. Diana Farina who worked with the ministries of health. She described the challenge of sexual health illiteracy in young girls. In 2019, 1 in 4 women pregnant in Argentina were under the age of 18. In order to combat this…
Day 9 ~ feliz cumpleaños 🎉
Today is my birthday and I am so glad I get to spend it in Argentina!! We spent most of the afternoon at Austral university listening to lectures. My most favorite lecture was about a nonprofit called AMENTA. They go to the indigenous rural areas of Argentina and provide public healthcare to the tribes. The…
Day 9: Stratford on Avon
Today we got a very true feel for Birmingham weather. The Weather App forecasted a cold and rainy day. This morning I forfeited breakfast for an extra twenty minutes of sleep, I am still not sure if it was worth it. I was determined not to be freezing or soaked during our walk, so I…
Day 8: Presentations
Today was the day of our presentations at the conference. We first looked at some Anatomage tables simulating fetal development and childbirth. After playing around with the simulations, we went up to our classroom to work on our presentation slides and practice presenting. For the conference, my group presented on “Socio-economic Status Impact on Healthcare”…
Uruguay ~ Day 8
Today we got to go to Uruguay by boat! It was such an unexpected amazing experience. In the morning I regretted not bringing a jacket as it was FREEZING. The lady gave us a very nice walking tour and described the impact of the nature we walked around. Many of the buildings were beautiful and…
Day 7: Blenheim and Oxford
Today we ended the weekend with a day trip to Blenheim Palace and Oxford. We met at 8:40 am and took a two hour coach bus to Blenheim. Something about long drives with my music must lull me to sleep because I slept nearly the whole way there. When we arrived at Blenheim, we met…
Day 6: Black Country
Today we had a meeting time of 9 am and I used every extra minute of sleep that I could. Breakfast was much more crowded today, there was a line to be seated and my usual breakfast items were not available anymore. I had to switch up my breakfast, but it was still pretty good….
Last Day
Today was our last day in Spain. After breakfast we headed to the Bilbao School of Engineering. We listened to a presentation about the user-end experience of the healthcare system in Spain. I was very surprised by how easy it was to make appointments with their patient portal and how fast primary care appointments were…
Day 5: FGM and BWC
Today we had another lovely 8:30 meeting time. I was able to dress leisurely and take my time at breakfast. After breakfast, we walked back to BCU’s South Campus for our final lecture. I think I might be able to walk from the hotel to campus with my eyes closed by the end of our…
Day Eleven: Mud Everywhere
Today we woke up at the same time as always and got breakfast! After that it was time to head to our company visit at Tekniker! It was a beautiful bus ride and the company was situated on top of a mountain so the view was amazing! We arrived and sat through a brief presentation…
A look into the Outter Skirts ~Day 5
Today we got to tour one public hospital called Garoissien. They are only funded by their province and maintain most of the populations health. While touring we met two nursing students Estrella and Lara. They were best friends and showed us a great time! The hospital was set up similar to others we had seen…
Last Day, Best Day!
For our final day in Bilbao, we spent the morning visiting the university’s labs and seeing some of the incredible projects students and professors were working on. One of the most meaningful was a 3D printed prosthetic arm model being designed for an amputee patient. This was yet another meaningful example of how engineering and…
Day 10: Near the End!
We started the morning with a visit to Tekniker, an engineering and research company located in the Basque countryside. After learning about the company’s history, missions, and projects, we toured the facility and saw impressive technology such as advanced 3D printers and a small car that could adjust the width of its wheels depending on…
Day 4: Skills Lab
Today we were able to sleep in because we thankfully did not have to meet in the lobby until 8:30 this morning. This gave me a little extra time to shower and eat breakfast. The buffet style breakfast at the hotel is very nice, I like being able to choose what I want to eat…
Day 9: Doin’ Fine!
Today in Bilbao we spent most of the morning learning about balance and the different factors that affect it including neurological, muscular, visual, and vestibular systems. We also learned about concepts such as such as base of support, center of mass, and center of pressure, and how these factors are used to evaluate a patient’s…
Day 11 ~ 2nd last day :(
This morning, we woke up, got on the bus, and traveled to the headquarters of Tekniker. Tekniker is an engineering company that develops a wide variety of products, but we specifically focused on their innovations in the healthcare industry. They have worked on robots that perform surgeries, modifications to pills to make them easier to…
Day Ten: Workshop and Football
The day started off pretty early at the School of Engineering! Mikel presented on balance and different system used to measure it. His research was very interesting to learn about and also see how the Oreka Machine came to be. After this, we used one of the measuring systems we learned about, the Berg Balance…