r/FamilyMedicine is a subreddit with 77k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses family medicine, patients, primary care, fm, and telehealth, and they frequently recommend/review pharmacy, pellet, and brand.
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
Advice Requests
: "From a fellow physician in another field: is there a non-annoying way a patient can go about requesting POTS testing?"
13 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Fatigue"
12 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "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!"
5 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Side gigs for doctors that can realistically fit around clinic hours?"
3 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Career change to non clinical?"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "Built a more affordable dermatoscope as a derm resident — wanted to share it with anyone interested"
1 post
#7
News
: "Antiplatelet Wars: Clopidogrel Strikes Back! [Latest Research Update]"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/FamilyMedicine
#1
Family Medicine
: "Banner Health Punishes Family Medicine Physician for Flagging Scheduling Error Affecting Patients"
21 posts
#2
Patients
: "Patients calling me by my first name.."
19 posts
#3
Primary Care
: "Whats the equivalent of this in Primary Care"
15 posts
#4
Fm
: "Swedish in Seattle cutting Fm Residency Slots"
11 posts
#5
Telehealth
10 posts
#6
Clinic
: "After a day of Clinic task-switching and inbox work, does anyone else struggle to think deeply afterward?"
8 posts
#7
Job
: "Where is everyone finding these mythical >300K Jobs?"
7 posts
#8
Residency
: "Billing Tips for Attendings/Residents"
7 posts
#9
Struggling
6 posts
#10
Frustrating
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/FamilyMedicine
Flair Used in r/FamilyMedicine
#1
🗣️ Discussion 🗣️
: "What are your biggest pet peeves in family medicine?"
33 posts
#2
🔥 Rant 🔥
: "Doomed"
22 posts
#3
⚙️ Career ⚙️
: "Happy Post"
10 posts
#4
💖 Wellness 💖
: ""I want everything" - Labwork...."
7 posts
#5
📖 Education 📖
: "Nutrition counseling for those of African and Caribbean background using Glycemic index"
7 posts
#6
🦄 Meme 🦄
: "To quote Dr. Glaucomflecken, “I checked the vision and did a fluorescein exam, what else do you want from me?”"
3 posts
#7
🔬 Research 🔬
: "A CIN-derella Story: The End of The Smear Test [Latest Research Update]"
3 posts
#8
❓ Simple Question ❓
: "Serious but probably dumb question"
3 posts
#9
Serious
: "Banner Health Punishes Family Medicine Physician for Flagging Scheduling Error Affecting Patients"
2 posts
#10
🌟 Physicians & APPs only 🌟
: "Iffy Patient request"
2 posts
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+16k members(26.1%)
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Last updated: June 15, 2026