My Favorite Medblr Blogs on Tumblr

by Alexa September 24, 2018

written by Alexa September 24, 2018

I love Tumblr, and it’s what originally introduced me to the concept of studyblrs and consequently studygrams, thus starting me on my Instagram journey. Now I’ve shifted most of my activity to Insta, but I still use my Tumblr almost daily; even when I don’t post, I flip through it in the morning for motivation to get me through my day. I read about other students who are studying what I am, about residents who’ve survived med school and are now tackling real life medical problems, about seasoned doctors who are still battling with feeling confident, and it drives me to be more, to do better. There’s also a lot to be learned from others’ experiences and mistakes, and it’s fascinating to read their patient interactions.

Another thing I like about Tumblr is that it isn’t as “picture perfect” as Instagram; myriads of people discuss their difficulties with finding their place in their new rotation, with dealing with long distance relationships, with working with bad classmates/coworkers, etc. and it reminds me that I’m not alone. I also stumble across great resources for medicine and study tips from students around the world, as well as gorgeous studyspo images. I linked some examples below!

So here’s my list of favorite blogs. It’s really hard to compile this list because I don’t focus so much on their blogs as a whole, mostly individual posts. But I’ll definitely update the list and add more good blogs as time goes on! Oh, and feel free to follow me too, but it’s a tad more personal than my Insta/blog.