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 808K members. It has been around since 2009. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #3 in the Medical School communities list and #9 in the Students communities list.

Roughly 42K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Struggling, Worst, and Step 2. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention anki, letter of recs, and shoes.

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Established 2009
808K Members

Community Topics

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +42K members
Growth: +5.5% / 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: 28K members

Past year (monthly)

  • 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: 3K members
  • Jul: 4K members
  • Aug: 1K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    22 posts in the past month
    1. If you were fortunate enough to graduate without student loan debt and realized medicine wasn’t your calling, what career would you pursue instead?
    2. Concerns about passion for Anesthesia after rotations. Is it too late to pivot as a M4?
    3. Need some urgent advice
    #1
    Advice Requests
    If you were fortunate enough to graduate without student loan debt and realized medicine wasn’t your calling, what career would you pursue instead? · Concerns about passion for Anesthesia after rotations. Is it too late to pivot as a M4? · Need some urgent advice
    22
  • Pain & Anger
    8 posts in the past month
    1. Med students are not annoying. We should stand up for ourselves.
    2. Did I lose my spark in medicine?
    3. Aways Are Exhausting
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    Med students are not annoying. We should stand up for ourselves. · Did I lose my spark in medicine? · Aways Are Exhausting
    8
  • Money Talk
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Where does the money go?
    2. Why are my private loan rates so damn high?!
    #3
    Money Talk
    Where does the money go? · Why are my private loan rates so damn high?!
    2
  • Solution Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. IM Program List Help
    #4
    Solution Requests
    IM Program List Help
    1

Topics

  • Struggling
    19 posts in the past month
    #1
    Struggling
    19
  • Worst
    11 posts in the past month
    #2
    Worst
    11
  • Step 2
    11 posts in the past month
    1. Mentor's response to step 2
    2. What is even the point of getting a high step 2 if PDs keep saying it doesn’t matter?
    3. step 2 is a good, objective metric
    #3
    Step 2
    Mentor's response to step 2 · What is even the point of getting a high step 2 if PDs keep saying it doesn’t matter? · step 2 is a good, objective metric
    11
  • Medicine
    7 posts in the past month
    #4
    Medicine
    7
  • Tired
    7 posts in the past month
    #5
    Tired
    7

Flair

  • 🥼 Residency
    61 posts in the past month
    1. The Joys of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
    2. Mediocre med student
    3. Why is radiology not more competitive?
    #1
    🥼 Residency
    The Joys of Occupational and Environmental Medicine · Mediocre med student · Why is radiology not more competitive?
    61
  • 🏥 Clinical
    25 posts in the past month
    1. people notice the little things 🥹
    2. Things that med students might not think are annoying but def are
    3. Kinda surprised
    #2
    🏥 Clinical
    people notice the little things 🥹 · Things that med students might not think are annoying but def are · Kinda surprised
    25
  • 😡 Vent
    22 posts in the past month
    1. Real talk on anesthesiology
    2. Med students are not annoying. We should stand up for ourselves.
    3. Is surgery really this toxic???
    #3
    😡 Vent
    Real talk on anesthesiology · Med students are not annoying. We should stand up for ourselves. · Is surgery really this toxic???
    22
  • 📚 Preclinical
    17 posts in the past month
    1. When is it actually the worst?
    2. How did you overcome being a slow learner in medical school?
    3. Not a fan of bootcamp cardio videos
    #4
    📚 Preclinical
    When is it actually the worst? · How did you overcome being a slow learner in medical school? · Not a fan of bootcamp cardio videos
    17
  • ❗️Serious
    16 posts in the past month
    1. Did I lose my spark in medicine?
    2. Do we spend too much time memorizing things we'll eventually forget?
    3. so many years and i don't know what it was for
    #5
    ❗️Serious
    Did I lose my spark in medicine? · Do we spend too much time memorizing things we'll eventually forget? · so many years and i don't know what it was for
    16

Product recommendations

  • anki
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Anki recommended
    2. Anki Tutorial/ Recommended set up with new version??
    3. step 2 July 26 looking for anki recs
    #1
    anki
    Anki recommended · Anki Tutorial/ Recommended set up with new version?? · step 2 July 26 looking for anki recs
    5
  • letter of recs
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Letter of recs
    2. Letter of recs
    3. [ERAS] Letter of Recs for DR Opinions
    #2
    letter of recs
    Letter of recs · Letter of recs · [ERAS] Letter of Recs for DR Opinions
    4
  • shoes
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Comfortable, professional-looking shoe recs
    2. Comfortable, professional-looking shoe recs
    3. Shoes Recs Ouch my Feet
    #3
    shoes
    Comfortable, professional-looking shoe recs · Comfortable, professional-looking shoe recs · Shoes Recs Ouch my Feet
    3
  • usmle resources
    2 posts in the past month
    1. What's the best resources (textbooks, videos, ...etc) that unable me to smash USMLE step 1 and first to solve most of UW correct from the first run??
    2. What's the best resources (textbooks, videos, ...etc) that unable me to smash USMLE step 1 and first to solve most of UW correct from the first run??
    #4
    usmle resources
    What's the best resources (textbooks, videos, ...etc) that unable me to smash USMLE step 1 and first to solve most of UW correct from the first run?? · What's the best resources (textbooks, videos, ...etc) that unable me to smash USMLE step 1 and first to solve most of UW correct from the first run??
    2
  • specialties for women
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best specialties for women who want a good work/family life balance
    2. Best specialties for women who want a good work/family life balance
    #5
    specialties for women
    Best specialties for women who want a good work/family life balance · Best specialties for women who want a good work/family life balance
    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 808K 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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