r/medicalschool is a subreddit with 802k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses residency, medical school, research, med school, and struggling, 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
: "Is it possible to teach another student how to be a decent human being?"
7 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "i'm in so much (actual debt)"
2 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Make GP a viable pathway again and many of our problems will be solved"
2 posts
#5
Solution Requests
: "Med students in Canada built an app to study ophthalmology and neuro-ophthalmology"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/medicalschool
#1
Residency
: "Is anyone else terrified to start Residency in a few weeks"
45 posts
#2
Medical School
: "Guilt by using antidepressant during Medical School?"
41 posts
#3
Research
: "Research is a humiliation ritual"
38 posts
#4
Med School
: "As I have now graduated Med School, I have realized this subreddit is one of the most toxic"
21 posts
#5
Struggling
16 posts
#6
Struggle
14 posts
#7
Hate
12 posts
#8
Studying
10 posts
#9
Study
9 posts
#10
Step 2
: "Got my Step 2 score, career pivot?"
9 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
: "Update on HCA Methodist IM Post: PD filed a copyright complaint to Reddit and took down my post"
28 posts
#2
🏥 Clinical
: "lol don't tell me that my program is your back-up"
28 posts
#3
💩 Shitpost
: "Got my step 2 score, career pivot?"
24 posts
#4
❗️Serious
: "Careful what you post on here"
24 posts
#5
😡 Vent
: "Gold Humanism means nothing"
23 posts
#6
🤡 Meme
: ""I'm in so much debt""
16 posts
#7
😊 Well-Being
: "post grad vibes"
15 posts
#8
📰 News
: "Noah Wyle from The Pitt compares his medical knowledge to that of an MS3..."
13 posts
#9
📚 Preclinical
: "Nicotine pouches"
8 posts
#10
📝 Step 2
: "Didn’t sleep before Step 2"
8 posts
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Yearly
+40k members(5.3%)
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Last updated: June 15, 2026