r/Noctor is a subreddit with 71k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses np, hate, tired, nurse, and worst.
This sub is intended as a repository of sources and a place of discussion regarding independent and inappropriate midlevel practice. It is designed to highlight the differences between a medical doctor and midlevels in areas including training, research, outcomes, and lobbying.
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"Noctor" refers to midlevels (NP, PA, CRNA, CNM, etc.) who pretend to be doctors. This is not a sub for discussing nurses acting in a nursing role.
Popular Themes in r/Noctor
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Example of why NPs should have zero access to psych"
13 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Need advice"
5 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "Corner Health raises $25 million to turn nurse practitioners into entrepreneurs"
1 post
#4
News
: "California Senate Bill SB 1333 aims to expand naturopathic “doctor” scope of practice"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Noctor
#1
Np
: "Medical Assistant said the Np is the same as an OB-GYN"
12 posts
#2
Hate
11 posts
#3
Tired
9 posts
#4
Nurse
: "Anyone else love it when Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer says "Nurse Paul" in reference to Julie Paul, a Nurse practitioner at the South Shore Health Perinatal Behavioral Health program."
6 posts
#5
Worst
5 posts
#6
Nurse Practitioner
: "Anyone else love it when Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer says "Nurse Paul" in reference to Julie Paul, a Nurse Practitioner at the South Shore Health Perinatal Behavioral Health program."
5 posts
#7
Frustrating
4 posts
#8
Midlevels
: "Midlevels immediately calling your mental capacity into question."
3 posts
#9
Lindsay Clancy
: "Anyone else love it when Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer says "Nurse Paul" in reference to Julie Paul, a nurse practitioner at the South Shore Health Perinatal Behavioral Health program."
2 posts
#10
Medical School
: "What would you do if you couldn't go to Medical School?"
2 posts
Flair Used in r/Noctor
#1
In The News
: "Disgusted"
31 posts
#2
Discussion
: "NPs shouldn't be allowed in the ICU"
28 posts
#3
Question
: "Im so angry. A doctor told my mother this is serious, go to er. And she was seen by a PA"
23 posts
#4
Social Media
: ""How I Feel Being 22 and in Nurse Practitioner School" "
15 posts
#5
Midlevel Education
: "Medical Assistant said the NP is the same as an OB-GYN"
12 posts
#6
Midlevel Patient Cases
: "NP tried to kill my grandma"
12 posts
#7
Midlevel Ethics
: "The AMA needs to develop and aggressively push model scope and supervision standards for midlevels working under doctors."
10 posts
#8
Shitpost
: "NP upset about me not staying longer than I need to"
5 posts
#9
Midlevel Research
: "Patients at Risk Podcast featuring the Cochrane report by Butler ("NP care in hospitals as good as physicians")"
4 posts
#10
Advocacy
: "PPP Is now producing some videos about our mission."
4 posts
Member Growth in r/Noctor
Yearly
+6k members(9.0%)
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Last updated: August 28, 2026