r/FamilyMedicine is a subreddit with 78k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses family medicine, struggling, rural, frustrating, and looking for, and they frequently recommend/review ai scribe, pharmacy, and pellet.
Welcome to r/FamilyMedicine, an online community of physicians and eternal learners to share topics & discussions in the field of FM. Read the sidebar rules to participate.
Popular Themes in r/FamilyMedicine
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Rant: sick of being the dumping ground"
10 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What do you tell patients who are obese and want GLP-1 but can’t afford it?"
5 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Where Are These $300k+ Jobs Everyone Talks About?"
2 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Family Physician Administrative Workload per Patient Visit Increased Substantially Over 11 Years in Canada. Referral rates per patient visit increased by 57% and laboratory tests by 29%, while the rate of prescriptions per patient contact stayed about the same."
2 posts
#5
News
: "NEWS for anyone not aware. Xarelto, Farxiga, Entresto, and Brilinta have all gone generic recently. I just checked the cost plus discount pharmacy and they are all less than $20 a month. This is game changing!"
2 posts
#6
Solution Requests
: "Side gigs for doctors that can realistically fit around clinic hours?"
1 post
#7
Self-Promotion
: "Built a more affordable dermatoscope as a derm resident — wanted to share it with anyone interested"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/FamilyMedicine
#1
Family Medicine
: "Cognitive fatigue from constant language switching in a bilingual FM practice, anyone else?"
13 posts
#2
Struggling
6 posts
#3
Rural
6 posts
#4
Frustrating
4 posts
#5
Looking For
3 posts
#6
Job Market
3 posts
#7
Non Clinical
: "Non Clinical careers"
3 posts
#8
Ai
: "Do you have a smartphrase for patients that send MyChart messages that are too long? And as an added one, any messages about putting their results into Ai?"
3 posts
#9
Mentor
2 posts
#10
Hate
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/FamilyMedicine
Flair Used in r/FamilyMedicine
#1
🗣️ Discussion 🗣️
: "Is it legal to put “the vibes are off” in a note? Asking for a friend."
34 posts
#2
🔥 Rant 🔥
: "things I wish I could say"
27 posts
#3
⚙️ Career ⚙️
: "New grads: don’t forget they’re paying for your expertise, not just your volume."
13 posts
#4
📖 Education 📖
: "New Grand Rounds by AAP Expert Dr. Andrew Freedman"
9 posts
#5
💖 Wellness 💖
: ""I want everything" - Labwork...."
7 posts
#6
❓ Simple Question ❓
: "Patient declines mammogram because they cause cancer - requesting an US instead. What do you do?"
7 posts
#7
🦄 Meme 🦄
: "To quote Dr. Glaucomflecken, “I checked the vision and did a fluorescein exam, what else do you want from me?”"
5 posts
#8
Serious
: "Banner Health Punishes Family Medicine Physician for Flagging Scheduling Error Affecting Patients"
5 posts
#9
🏥 Practice Management 🏥
: "Struggling to shorten visits:("
3 posts
#10
🔬 Research 🔬
: "Family Physician Administrative Workload per Patient Visit Increased Substantially Over 11 Years in Canada. Referral rates per patient visit increased by 57% and laboratory tests by 29%, while the rate of prescriptions per patient contact stayed about the same."
1 post
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+15k members(24.6%)
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Last updated: July 18, 2026