Kevin Jiang
BSE ’18, Biomedical Engineering
Our team is developing a solution to a healthcare problem for rural Guatemalan clinics. We conducted a needs assessment, through observations and interviews with stakeholders, in Guatemala during March 2015, and now are focusing our literature review on respiratory diagnostics and breathing facilitation, both problems that we saw in country. Although technologies already exist for respiratory diagnostics and breathing facilitation, current technologies are not adapted for low-resource settings. We are working closely with community partners in Guatemala to understand the socio-economic and cultural landscape in which our device will be implemented to improve the sustainability of our device. Respiratory diseases are some of the most prevalent in Guatemala. Our device can help improve early diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases, leading to improved outcomes for patients. We plan on returning to Guatemala during May 2016 to discuss specific design concepts and prototypes with our stakeholders. Outside of collaborations with community partners, we are also collaborating with students in the School of Public Health with experience in and ties to Guatemala.
Library Mentor: Leena Lalwani