r/medicalschool is a subreddit with 803k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses med school, advice, residency, struggling, and study, and they frequently recommend/review drinks, energy drink, and dress shirts.
/r/medicalschool is an international community for medical students
Popular Themes in r/medicalschool
#1
Pain & Anger
: "As I have now graduated med school, I have realized this subreddit is one of the most toxic"
17 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "My brother died by suicide because he didn't pass his boards when he was about to begin his 4th year of medical school - perspective wanted, please"
12 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "i'm in so much (actual debt)"
3 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Should I quit? Move to Costa Rica open a tiki bar?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/medicalschool
#1
Med School
: "As I have now graduated Med School, I have realized this subreddit is one of the most toxic"
34 posts
#2
Advice
: "Advice from a chief surgery resident"
26 posts
#3
Residency
: "X-factors in Residency Applications"
23 posts
#4
Struggling
20 posts
#5
Study
: "Evolution of a MedFluincer"
18 posts
#6
Hate
17 posts
#7
Frustrating
15 posts
#8
Research
: "How much different would the match look like if Research was not allowed on apps?"
15 posts
#9
Medical School
: "Pretty sure Medical School has made me worse at reading"
14 posts
#10
Struggle
13 posts
Products Discussed in r/medicalschool
Drinks
64 reviews
#1
Celsius
3.6★ from 13 reviews
#2
Monster
4.1★ from 12 reviews
#3
Reign
4.0★ from 5 reviews
Energy Drink
55 reviews
#1
Monster
4.4★ from 12 reviews
#2
Celsius
4.0★ from 8 reviews
#3
Reign
4.8★ from 5 reviews
Dress Shirts
40 reviews
#1
Nordstrom Rack
5.0★ from 4 reviews
#2
Charles Tyrwhitt
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Brooks Brothers
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/medicalschool
#1
🏥 Clinical
: "i’m a 3rd year and I built a free 3d ECG visualizer that actually shows you why each lead looks the way it does"
33 posts
#2
❗️Serious
: "A psych patient tried to suffocate my colleague with his stethoscope"
30 posts
#3
🤡 Meme
: ""I'm in so much debt""
28 posts
#4
🥼 Residency
: "As I have now graduated med school, I have realized this subreddit is one of the most toxic"
26 posts
#5
💩 Shitpost
: "So why do you want to be a doctor?"
25 posts
#6
😊 Well-Being
: "PSA to all students who are going into a surgical specialties…"
16 posts
#7
😡 Vent
: "Why are med students so whiny??"
15 posts
#8
📚 Preclinical
: "Why are so many of my classmates have parents who are doctors?"
9 posts
#9
📝 Step 2
: "Pretty sure medical school has made me worse at reading"
8 posts
#10
💩 High Yield Shitpost
: "Average COMLEX Question Video and Audio Quality"
5 posts
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+40k members(5.3%)
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Last updated: June 24, 2026