r/MedSchoolCanada

15k members
r/MedSchoolCanada is a subreddit with 15k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses carms, interviews, residency, fm, and match.
Subreddit for med students, residents, and attendings in Canada to discuss anything, from electives/specialties and finance to CaRMS and careers. Check r/premedcanada if you are looking at entering medical school in Canada! Check r/PhysicianCanada if you are a physician in Canada. We also have a r/residencycanada and r/FMProC community!

Popular Themes in r/MedSchoolCanada

#1
Advice Requests
: "Chances of switching from FM residency to another"
12 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "FYI - Alberta is in the process of reducing on-call compensation for physicians. This will greatly impact ED flow and after hours care."
1 post
#3
Money Talk
: "How much loan u guys accumulate?"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/MedSchoolCanada

#1

Carms

: "A warning to Carms for CMGs in future years"
30 posts
#2

Interviews

28 posts
#3

Residency

: "Residency Tips for a PGY1"
21 posts
#4

Fm

: "For those doing Fm, how do you like it?"
20 posts
#5

Match

: "It's OK to have mixed feelings about Match Day"
11 posts
#6

Interview

: "Are info sessions/socials mandatory during CaRMS Interview period?"
11 posts
#7

Elective

: "Is this a normal Elective experience?"
11 posts
#8

Electives

10 posts
#9

Med School

: "the irony in Med School"
10 posts
#10

Anesthesia

: "How are rank order lists going for Anesthesia?"
10 posts

Flair Used in r/MedSchoolCanada

#1
CaRMS
: "Unmatched to a Surgical Specialty → Matched to a Non-Surgical Specialty in 2nd Iteration: An MS4’s Perspective"
24 posts
#2
Specialty Choice
: "the irony in med school"
12 posts
#3
Preclerkship
: "the stuff that residents and doctors preach to pre-clerks:"
9 posts
#4
Clerkship/Electives
: "Is this a normal elective experience?"
9 posts
#5
Finances
: "Billing codes are never taught and the fee schedules are unreadable so I just built something"
7 posts
#6
Research
: "No research during medical school?"
2 posts
#7
MCCQE/USMLE
: "How cooked am I?"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/MedSchoolCanada

Yearly
+5k members(45.1%)

Similar Subreddits to r/MedSchoolCanada

/r/IMGreddit

r/IMGreddit

87k members
32.4% / yr
/r/MCCQE

r/MCCQE

13k members
38.3% / yr
/r/medicalschool

r/medicalschool

802k members
5.2% / yr
/r/medschoolph

r/medschoolph

131k members
13.8% / yr

r/pathology

27k members
21.4% / yr

r/premedcanada

52k members
30.2% / yr

About

GummySearch helps people research Reddit communities by organizing activity, growth, themes, and post-level signals into one place.

This page gives a focused view of r/MedSchoolCanada, including current member size, discussion patterns, product reviews, and related communities to explore.

This data is synced periodically so insights stay current and useful for ongoing research.

Last updated: June 11, 2026