Week 3! This week the team got to work on developing the Code Blue Scope of Work (SOW) and brainstormed ideas for the upcoming Product Design Specifications (PDS) review. Although it was a quick turnaround time, Vitalis came together as a team to draft preliminary documents and brainstorm design requirement and specification questions to present to our liaisons: Roseann Belser (Project Coordinator) and Stephen Belser (Owner) from JWM Engineering.

During our introductory liaison meeting, we discussed project expectations, goals, resources, and logistics to get the team working and collecting data in the UF Health Simulation Lab (SIM-LAB). We are extremely excited to meet with the SIM-LAB staff to gain more information on our project constraints and specifications.

We are so thankful to Roseann and Stephen for coming to visit us on UF campus. Vitalis is ready to take on Week 4 to finalize our SOW, PDS, and begin designing!

Welcome to the Vitalis blog site! Here we will update on weekly accomplishments and next steps throughout the 2025–2026 academic year. Vitalis is working with JWM Engineering to develop technological solutions to improve the accuracy and redundancy of systems right here in Gainesville at UF Health Shands Hospital.

Even though it’s only our first week as a team, Vitalis is already hitting the ground running! We’ve held our initial meeting where we assigned roles and brainstormed our team name and logo. We also met with our coach, Dr. Laura Cruz Castro, a data science instructor specializing in applied AI and human-technology interactions, and reviewed a preliminary draft of our Scope of Work.

Next week, we plan to meet with our liaison, Roseann Belser, from JWM Engineering to discuss project details and design requirements. Vitalis is very excited to be working on this project and can’t wait to start exploring solutions!