r/medicalschool is a subreddit with 809k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, worst, medicine, tired, and looking for a mentor, 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
: "TFW as a resident/med student you present a diagnosis that your attending disagrees with"
16 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Fellow residents let's try and help the current M4s. Looking back on your residency applications, what was your biggest regret?"
12 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "RESEARCH/MANUSCRIPT HELP!!!"
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "How are people not in 500k of med school debt? It mathematically doesn't make sense."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/medicalschool
#1
Struggling
: "Struggling and Haven’t Truly Started"
17 posts
#2
Worst
11 posts
#3
Medicine
7 posts
#4
Tired
7 posts
#5
Looking For A Mentor
6 posts
#6
Looking For A Study Partner
5 posts
#7
Frustrating
5 posts
#8
Looking For A Website
4 posts
#9
Looking For
4 posts
#10
Resource
4 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
🥼 Residency
: "Fellow residents let's try and help the current M4s. Looking back on your residency applications, what was your biggest regret?"
55 posts
#2
🏥 Clinical
: "TFW as a resident/med student you present a diagnosis that your attending disagrees with"
39 posts
#3
😡 Vent
: "My school is obsessed with AI"
20 posts
#4
❗️Serious
: "This diagram published in NEJM"
16 posts
#5
😊 Well-Being
: "To the girl with dirty/dark blonde hair with blue/green/hazel eyes doing a peds away rotation at a reputable childrens hospital in the south…"
14 posts
#6
📚 Preclinical
: "SNAP In Medical School (OR based med school)"
13 posts
#7
🔬Research
: "If tony starks shrapnel is in his blood cant he have a blood replacement surgery"
8 posts
#8
📝 Step 2
: "Best studying strategies during M3 to score high on Step 2"
7 posts
#9
💩 Shitpost
: "Got assaulted by my brother in law today"
4 posts
#10
📰 News
: "UTMB receives record $180 million in donations to expand cardiovascular care and research"
4 posts
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Yearly
+42k members(5.5%)
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Last updated: August 11, 2026