Links

Last updated December 2017

Active Medical Blogs I Read: 

1. A Cartoon Guide to Becoming a Doctor – probably the first medical blog I ever read. I like her cartoons, and also her books!
2. Lily’s Musings – 5th year medical student, South Africa
3. The Bohemian Doctor – South African MS, wanderlusting through life and medicine
4. Transdoctor – A trans woman doctor. She started blogging in the closet, and eventually came out to work, and recently had gender-confirming surgery.
5. The Health Scout – more cartoons. Dalya started the blog during med school and is now a General Surgery resident.
6. I ❤ Histo – funny histology slides, Instagram account
7. Action Potential – a new fellow in Paediatric Neurology, has been blogging for a loooong time.
8. Solitary Diner – a long-time favourite who is now a specialist physician in hepatology. She blogs about cats, being queer, travel, and more.
9. Tea with MD – dermatologist with a health and beauty blog. Some promotional content, but useful if you’re looking for this specific topic.
10. Well Read Robin – Jamaican physician who has been blogging since med school days. Also blogs about books and public health.
11. Me and my life – Malaysian medical student studying in the UK
12. Laughter is the best medicine – now an ER resident, really sharp sense of humour
13. Wacky Princess – MS from Mumbai. She writes beautiful prose, but I’m not sure where she is in her medical journey now.
14. BatteredMD – The hard-knock life of a Community Physician
15. My First Patient – senior resident, Internal Medicine. Also blogs about being a mom.
16. Nomadic GP – Australian rural locum GP Obstetrician. Blog about the importance of GP work.
17. The Urban Doctor Mom – Family Physician, mom, runner, cross-stitcher
18. My Journey into Being – South African Emergency Care Personnel
19. The Hopeful Medic – MS2 in the UK
20. Cecil Lwana’s Blog – South African MS2
21. Make My Day – Intern in the Philippines
22. Living with Authenticity – Canadian OBGYN
23. Have Stethoscope, Will Travel – traveling doctor who has worked in various countries and with various organisations. His previous blog can also be found here.
24. Behind the White Coat – Family Physician who posts photos and medical stories.
25. Musings of a Dinosaur – solo Family Practice physician
26. Stethoscope & Hanzi – South African medical student studying in China
27. The Placebo Effect (And Medicine) – Australian GP
28. Knife Before Wife Before Life – Surgeon and mother in the UK
29. Surgery at Tiffany’s – a female surgeon’s dissection on life, love, laughter, Louis & Louboutin
30. Stilettos + Stethoscopes – MD/PhD candidate at Tulane

Inactive Medical Blogs Worth Reading:

1. StorytellER doc – posts by an ER physician in the USA
2. Other Things Amanzi – a South African surgeon’s blog!
3. A Hopeful Doc – a Family Medicine resident.
4. At Least We Made It This Far – radiation oncology resident, book enthusiast, Canada.
5. Cheerios for Dinner
6. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to MedSchool – South African student (qualified by now) that I wish would start posting again.
7. White Coat Tales – OBGYN intern at time of last post
8. Mir/Med/Art – some really good anatomic portraits
9. Totipotent MD – MS2 at time of last post
10. Medicine n’ Stuff – “who said medicine had to be boring” – MS at time of last post
11. The Waddling Penguin – MS when last posted
12. Sachified – nurse to doctor journey
13. Trypanophobia – newly qualified doctor when last posted
14. Pressure Cooker – Pakistani newly graduated doctor when last posted
15. Med School Latecomer – age 40+ medical student, now graduated