r/medicalschool

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About r/medicalschool

/r/medicalschool is an international community for medical students

The community at a glance

r/medicalschool is a Subreddit for Students and Med School Students with roughly 801K members. It has been around since 2009. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #4 in the Medical School communities list and #8 in the Students communities list.

Roughly 39K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Medical School, Residency, and Research. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention anki, letter of recs, and shoe.

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Established 2009
801K Members

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Yearly: +39K members
Growth: +5.2% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 6K members
  • 2014: 6K members
  • 2015: 6K members
  • 2016: 11K members
  • 2017: 23K members
  • 2018: 47K members
  • 2019: 72K members
  • 2020: 126K members
  • 2023: 414K members
  • 2024: 32K members
  • 2025: 31K members
  • 2026: 21K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 2K members
  • Aug: 3K members
  • Sep: 2K members
  • Oct: 2K members
  • Nov: 4K members
  • Dec: 4K members
  • Jan: 4K members
  • Feb: 3K members
  • Mar: 6K members
  • Apr: 3K members
  • May: 4K members
  • Jun: 894 members

Themes

  • Pain & Anger
    12 posts in the past month
    1. Medicine has lost its humanity & I’m burnt out from it
    2. To anyone moving/getting ready to move cross-country for residency/med school, just a heads up that Nebraska fucking sucks. 1/10 avoid if possible.
    3. Lost all my friends before graduation
    #1
    Pain & Anger
    Medicine has lost its humanity & I’m burnt out from it · To anyone moving/getting ready to move cross-country for residency/med school, just a heads up that Nebraska fucking sucks. 1/10 avoid if possible. · Lost all my friends before graduation
    12
  • Advice Requests
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Feel Like I’m Setting Myself up for Failure with Residency Applications
    2. how are y'all surviving debt on a resident salary? + no match plans?
    3. Failed first year of medschool. Had one night of good sleep. What the fuck do I do
    #2
    Advice Requests
    Feel Like I’m Setting Myself up for Failure with Residency Applications · how are y'all surviving debt on a resident salary? + no match plans? · Failed first year of medschool. Had one night of good sleep. What the fuck do I do
    6
  • Money Talk
    2 posts in the past month
    1. “Go enjoy your last summer!” I can’t I’m broke
    2. Interest rate for Direct Unsubsidized Loans will likely come with an 8.07% interest rate next year, compared with the current 7.94%.
    #3
    Money Talk
    “Go enjoy your last summer!” I can’t I’m broke · Interest rate for Direct Unsubsidized Loans will likely come with an 8.07% interest rate next year, compared with the current 7.94%.
    2
  • Opportunities
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Make GP a viable pathway again and many of our problems will be solved
    2. How are y'all getting these crazy research opportunities?
    #4
    Opportunities
    Make GP a viable pathway again and many of our problems will be solved · How are y'all getting these crazy research opportunities?
    2
  • Solution Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. Med students in Canada built an app to study ophthalmology and neuro-ophthalmology
    #5
    Solution Requests
    Med students in Canada built an app to study ophthalmology and neuro-ophthalmology
    1

Topics

  • Medical School
    47 posts in the past month
    1. Guilt by using antidepressant during medical school?
    2. Quartiles in medical school
    #1
    Medical School
    Guilt by using antidepressant during medical school? · Quartiles in medical school
    47
  • Residency
    42 posts in the past month
    1. What happens if I don’t show up to residency?
    2. Is anyone else terrified to start residency in a few weeks
    3. To anyone moving/getting ready to move cross-country for residency/med school, just a heads up that Nebraska fucking sucks. 1/10 avoid if possible.
    #2
    Residency
    What happens if I don’t show up to residency? · Is anyone else terrified to start residency in a few weeks · To anyone moving/getting ready to move cross-country for residency/med school, just a heads up that Nebraska fucking sucks. 1/10 avoid if possible.
    42
  • Research
    33 posts in the past month
    1. research is a humiliation ritual
    2. How are y'all getting these crazy research opportunities?
    3. Why do people post their research on Linkedin as med students?
    #3
    Research
    research is a humiliation ritual · How are y'all getting these crazy research opportunities? · Why do people post their research on Linkedin as med students?
    33
  • Med School
    25 posts in the past month
    1. Does y'all's med school have Hogwarts Houses or are y'all normal?
    2. med school got me like…
    3. I HATE MY MED SCHOOL
    #4
    Med School
    Does y'all's med school have Hogwarts Houses or are y'all normal? · med school got me like… · I HATE MY MED SCHOOL
    25
  • Hate
    18 posts in the past month
    #5
    Hate
    18

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  • 😡 Vent
    33 posts in the past month
    1. Gold Humanism means nothing
    2. Medicine has lost its humanity & I’m burnt out from it
    3. I HATE MY MED SCHOOL
    #1
    😡 Vent
    Gold Humanism means nothing · Medicine has lost its humanity & I’m burnt out from it · I HATE MY MED SCHOOL
    33
  • 🏥 Clinical
    30 posts in the past month
    1. New hospital has no idea who I am so I’ve just been rawdogging the physician lounge
    2. lol don't tell me that my program is your back-up
    3. attending just made me do an entire NBME orally
    #2
    🏥 Clinical
    New hospital has no idea who I am so I’ve just been rawdogging the physician lounge · lol don't tell me that my program is your back-up · attending just made me do an entire NBME orally
    30
  • 🥼 Residency
    30 posts in the past month
    1. Update on HCA Methodist IM Post: PD filed a copyright complaint to Reddit and took down my post
    2. What happens if I don’t show up to residency?
    3. How to handle infidelity as a red flag
    #3
    🥼 Residency
    Update on HCA Methodist IM Post: PD filed a copyright complaint to Reddit and took down my post · What happens if I don’t show up to residency? · How to handle infidelity as a red flag
    30
  • 💩 Shitpost
    20 posts in the past month
    1. The masculine urge to ruin your body and hit stuff
    2. Got my step 2 score, career pivot?
    3. His future third wife (5th year resident) will also be there
    #4
    💩 Shitpost
    The masculine urge to ruin your body and hit stuff · Got my step 2 score, career pivot? · His future third wife (5th year resident) will also be there
    20
  • ❗️Serious
    19 posts in the past month
    1. Careful what you post on here
    2. Vanderbilt promoting "nurse surgeons"
    3. What I learned from away rotations, a warning
    #5
    ❗️Serious
    Careful what you post on here · Vanderbilt promoting "nurse surgeons" · What I learned from away rotations, a warning
    19

Product recommendations

  • anki
    7 posts in the past month
    1. Anki recommended
    2. Anki Tutorial/ Recommended set up with new version??
    3. When you have a large anki burden (>1000), what do you recommend
    #1
    anki
    Anki recommended · Anki Tutorial/ Recommended set up with new version?? · When you have a large anki burden (>1000), what do you recommend
    7
  • letter of recs
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Debating which LOR I should use. Which do you recommend?
    2. Letter of recs
    3. Letter of recs
    #2
    letter of recs
    Debating which LOR I should use. Which do you recommend? · Letter of recs · Letter of recs
    6
  • shoe
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Comfortable, professional-looking shoe recs
    2. Comfortable, professional-looking shoe recs
    3. Shoe recs for rotations?
    #3
    shoe
    Comfortable, professional-looking shoe recs · Comfortable, professional-looking shoe recs · Shoe recs for rotations?
    3
  • ipad
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Which ipad do you recommend for first year med students?
    2. Which ipad do you recommend for first year med students?
    #4
    ipad
    Which ipad do you recommend for first year med students? · Which ipad do you recommend for first year med students?
    2
  • office chair
    2 posts in the past month
    1. What type of office chair do you recommend?
    2. What type of office chair do you recommend?
    #5
    office chair
    What type of office chair do you recommend? · What type of office chair do you recommend?
    2
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/medicalschool for?
Best for Students and Med School Students enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/medicalschool free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/medicalschool have?
Roughly 801K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/medicalschool on?
r/medicalschool runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/medicalschool cover?
On the Hive Index, r/medicalschool is organized under Students, Med School Students.
How do I join r/medicalschool?
You can join r/medicalschool by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Students communities like?
Communities for students at high school, university, and graduate level, covering study skills, campus life, career prep, and mental health. Discord hosts massive study communities with focus rooms and accountability systems, while Reddit has subreddits for specific schools, programs, and academic disciplines.
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