r/Residency is a subreddit with 294k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses looking, looking for, residency, pgy1, and help, and they frequently recommend/review comfortable shoes, scrubs, and survival kit.
Welcome to the Residency subreddit, a community of interns and residents who are just trying to make it through training!
This is a subreddit specifically for interns and residents to get together and discuss issues concerning their training and medicine/surgery.
Popular Themes in r/Residency
#1
Advice Requests
: "What questions should I expect for OEM / occupational medicine job interview ?"
2 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Struggling as a Head and neck onco surgeon with Essential tremor"
1 post
#3
Opportunities
: "I am an international student I’ll be in Texas in November I’m looking for an elective opportunity and help will be really appreciated"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Residency
#1
Looking
23 posts
#2
Looking For
23 posts
#3
Residency
19 posts
#4
Pgy1
12 posts
#5
Help
12 posts
#6
Im
12 posts
#7
Intern
9 posts
#8
Mentor
3 posts
#9
Fellowship
3 posts
#10
Radiology
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/Residency
Comfortable Shoes
36 reviews
#1
Naturalizer
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#2
Clarks
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Hoka
5.0★ from 3 reviews
Scrubs
34 reviews
#1
FIGS
4.1★ from 7 reviews
#2
Jaanuu
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#3
Mandala
4.0★ from 4 reviews
Survival Kit
19 reviews
#1
Zojirushi Thermos
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Nintendo
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Zojirushi
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Residency
#1
DISCUSSION
: "How do you respond when patient has a complaint you agree with?"
19 posts
#2
VENT
: "24s and nurse calls"
15 posts
#3
SERIOUS
: "Is residency mostly about just writing notes?"
15 posts
#4
SIMPLE QUESTION
: "Sports Fellowship - PMR vs FM"
12 posts
#5
MEME
: "What’s the most common misspelling in medicine"
2 posts
#6
HAPPY
: "where to buy cute merch for residency"
2 posts
#7
RESEARCH
: "Presenting 2 posters in 2 states on the same day. Help!"
2 posts
#8
NEWS
: "Anyone here noticed the proposed ACGME changes for resident hours?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Residency
Yearly
+28k members(10.3%)
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Last updated: September 16, 2026