As a (postbac) premed student, I like to think of my avatar as “me in the future.” :)Tumblr (3.0; @serenamccarthy)http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/<a href="http://career-news.healthcallings.com/2012/05/22/consider-a-career-as-a-medical-scribe/">"Consider a Career as a Medical Scribe"</a>: <p>I am interested in becoming a medical scribe.  So is everyone else.</p>http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/40696913243http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/40696913243Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:25:36 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7grq8V1RW1rxddcpo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/40013901625http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/40013901625Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:03:02 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ynm2V7DC1qgj29xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/39976342059http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/39976342059Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:56:43 -0500<a href="http://www.fuse.tv/galleries/2012/top-20-countdown/#20">top 20 music videos of the week</a>: <p>I like “One More Night” (Maroon 5).  I haven’t seen all of the other ones yet.</p>http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/38378317391http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/38378317391Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:19:10 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0jrp9Bo2K1r7g13ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/38252939273http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/38252939273Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:08:20 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c8edde2ec13cd5a26fde413c8fa215e9/tumblr_mf1idhfT2d1qbuo1zo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fc111cc2ba507882a27b531d9e1f765a/tumblr_mf1idhfT2d1qbuo1zo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a72519a147a250fc0ca7cfbf3a3a27e6/tumblr_mf1idhfT2d1qbuo1zo5_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0ff0198cb95f1ae91b6268242698e225/tumblr_mf1idhfT2d1qbuo1zo6_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9613a84bc9948a39d4cb35a8d5cdb27e/tumblr_mf1idhfT2d1qbuo1zo7_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6fc1806d6647d7a7802a77b7b20ffb37/tumblr_mf1idhfT2d1qbuo1zo8_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7c560490eb169c329242ef19bef91a7a/tumblr_mf1idhfT2d1qbuo1zo9_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7763b6dba88ba14cf1376a2bc4613aa0/tumblr_mf1idhfT2d1qbuo1zo10_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/37947449855http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/37947449855Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:32:55 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll6v556Jg41qbh8xco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://meantforsea.tumblr.com/post/36265697452/its-a-peanut-butter-and-banana-sandwich-hotdog">meantforsea</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>it’s a peanut butter and banana sandwich “hotdog” with mango slices “french fries”</p> </blockquote>http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/37369152200http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/37369152200Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:59:08 -0500<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/notable-deaths-of-2012/2012/01/12/gIQAiKoWUU_gallery.html?hpid=z8#photo=21">Washington Post: Notable Deaths of 2012</a>: <p>RIP Sally Ride, Neil Armstrong, Phyllis Diller, Nora Ephron, Adrienne Rich, & many others.</p>http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/37275023388http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/37275023388Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:49:46 -0500<a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6AB988E31A509258 ">YouTube Playlist of Medical School Song Parodies</a>: <p>“Just Pass” - hilarious rewrite of Lady Gaga</p> <p>“Tik Tok (Gunners Don’t Stop)” - very different from Ke$ha’s original</p>http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/34757250344http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/34757250344Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:00:00 -0400<p>Please &#8220;Like&#8221; my new Page!</p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/MindBodySpiritWellness">http://www.facebook.com/MindBodySpiritWellness</a></p>http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/34727758429http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/34727758429Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:19:47 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcaqdrkdXO1qjm9bpo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://exotic-taste.tumblr.com/post/34362116361">exotic-taste</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>:)</p> </blockquote>http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/34711221525http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/34711221525Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:24:04 -0400<p>1) That awkward moment when you realize that people you graduated from college with are now graduating from law school or have already completed a degree in social work and meanwhile, here you are, still trying to get into med school.</p> <p>2) Having to explain to someone what a &#8220;postbac premed program&#8221; is!  (&#8220;So you&#8217;re not a medical student?&#8221;  -&#8220;No, I ~want to be~ one!&#8221;)</p> <p>3) Wondering if, as a non-trad, you&#8217;re older + wiser or just older than your traditional peers.</p> <p>4) The cost of extra classes without the guarantee that they will lead to an acceptance.</p> <p>5) Taking classes with undergrads (who are awesome &#8212; I&#8217;m not complaining about them!) and consequently, even though you&#8217;ve already got your bachelor&#8217;s degree, having a vague feeling that you&#8217;ve been an undergrad for 6, 7, 8+ years.  Yeah, so much for that fantasy of graduating a semester early.</p> <p>6) Feeling competitive about the timing aspect of things.  &#8221;So-and-so did an intensive post-bac program in ONE year?  How is that possible?!?  Did s/he not have any need to work&#8230;or volunteer&#8230; or try to have a social life&#8230;or relax&#8230;or SLEEP&#8230;or EAT???&#8221;</p>http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/33887854366http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/33887854366Fri, 19 Oct 2012 06:52:51 -0400premedpostbacpremedpostbacpremedproblems<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9otoyHTTN1qdt0pno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/32262501836http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/32262501836Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:13:37 -0400<a href="http://beyondtheoath.tumblr.com/post/30362932546/rinnyssance-also-dont-go-to-do-school-because">Beyond the Oath: rinnyssance: Also, don’t go to DO school because you think it will be...</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://rinnyssance.tumblr.com/post/30362618822/also-dont-go-to-do-school-because-you-think-it">rinnyssance</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Also, don’t go to DO school because you think it will be easier to get in than MD school. Please leave that spot open for someone who really wants to be a DO. Medical school is a professional setting. No one is going to judge you for not going directly after college. They will…</p> </blockquote>http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/32257244787http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/32257244787Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:52:24 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mainq24A6M1qa10uwo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/31891860242http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/31891860242Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:33:23 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9u7ak9ahn1rqbgb7o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9u7ak9ahn1rqbgb7o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>an important issue for physicians (and aspiring physicians) to be aware of…</p>http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/31039142634http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/31039142634Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:36:00 -0400transgendergenderfluiddoctors<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1gyi2qRkF1qjm1zlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/28057077103http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/28057077103Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:37:14 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljtae9oiYA1qaityko1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://scienceisbeauty.tumblr.com/post/4696360397/yeah-here-we-are-does-any-one-in-doubt-found">scienceisbeauty</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Yeah! Here we are. <em>Does any one in doubt?</em></p> <p>Found <strong><a href="http://blogs.ubc.ca/etec540sept10/2010/09/20/communication-gap/">here</a></strong>.</p> </blockquote>http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/27904997993http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/27904997993Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:22:01 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7h9njQbuf1qaityko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://biologyislove.tumblr.com/post/27653114719/scienceisbeauty">biologyislove</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://scienceisbeauty.tumblr.com/post/27649971713/i-always-thought-that-knowing-the-name-of-the">scienceisbeauty</a></p> </blockquote>http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/27863865399http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/27863865399Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:35:38 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7hcgeCKi11qaukkfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/27858932719http://serenamccarthy.tumblr.com/post/27858932719Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:25:22 -0400