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 805K 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 41K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking For A Mentor, Looking For A Study Partner, and Looking For A Website. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention anki, letter of recs, and shoe.

On Reddit
Established 2009
805K Members

Community Topics

Community Features

Forum

This community has a forum

Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +41K members
Growth: +5.4% / 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: 25K members

Past year (monthly)

  • 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: 3K members
  • Jul: 2K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    6 posts in the past month
    1. How feasible is it to switch from Neurosurgery track to a different competitive specialty in M3 or M4 without a research year?
    2. Anesthesia Program Advice
    3. Resources for Pharmacology in 3rd Year??
    #1
    Advice Requests
    How feasible is it to switch from Neurosurgery track to a different competitive specialty in M3 or M4 without a research year? · Anesthesia Program Advice · Resources for Pharmacology in 3rd Year??
    6
  • Solution Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. Looking for Medical Malpractice Insurance as an International Medical Student
    #2
    Solution Requests
    Looking for Medical Malpractice Insurance as an International Medical Student
    1
  • Pain & Anger
    1 post in the past month
    1. I hate majority of my clinical group, especially my "clinical partner"
    #3
    Pain & Anger
    I hate majority of my clinical group, especially my "clinical partner"
    1

Topics

  • Looking For A Mentor
    6 posts in the past month
    #1
    Looking For A Mentor
    6
  • Looking For A Study Partner
    5 posts in the past month
    #2
    Looking For A Study Partner
    5
  • Looking For A Website
    4 posts in the past month
    #3
    Looking For A Website
    4
  • Looking For
    4 posts in the past month
    #4
    Looking For
    4
  • Resource
    4 posts in the past month
    #5
    Resource
    4

Flair

  • 🥼 Residency
    18 posts in the past month
    1. Dual Apply or Pivot from ENT
    2. IM residency in Manhattan possible as below average DO?
    3. Switching from EM to IM?
    #1
    🥼 Residency
    Dual Apply or Pivot from ENT · IM residency in Manhattan possible as below average DO? · Switching from EM to IM?
    18
  • 🏥 Clinical
    17 posts in the past month
    1. Surgical Sub-I's and Suturing
    2. IM shelf was the hardest exam in my entire life
    3. Is this normal for an internal medicine rotation?
    #2
    🏥 Clinical
    Surgical Sub-I's and Suturing · IM shelf was the hardest exam in my entire life · Is this normal for an internal medicine rotation?
    17
  • 📚 Preclinical
    6 posts in the past month
    1. How feasible is it to switch from Neurosurgery track to a different competitive specialty in M3 or M4 without a research year?
    2. Dealing with imperfections in Anking cards
    3. Not doing in house
    #3
    📚 Preclinical
    How feasible is it to switch from Neurosurgery track to a different competitive specialty in M3 or M4 without a research year? · Dealing with imperfections in Anking cards · Not doing in house
    6
  • ❗️Serious
    5 posts in the past month
    1. How inappropriate is it to tell a fellow med student the resident they are working with is hot
    2. Addressing red flags on ERAS
    3. Type B medical students... where are you now?
    #4
    ❗️Serious
    How inappropriate is it to tell a fellow med student the resident they are working with is hot · Addressing red flags on ERAS · Type B medical students... where are you now?
    5
  • 😡 Vent
    5 posts in the past month
    1. I hate majority of my clinical group, especially my "clinical partner"
    2. White coat ceremony dress semimodest!!
    3. I feel like my schools general EM rotation is needlessly Spartan/brutal
    #5
    😡 Vent
    I hate majority of my clinical group, especially my "clinical partner" · White coat ceremony dress semimodest!! · I feel like my schools general EM rotation is needlessly Spartan/brutal
    5

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 805K 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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