r/pediatrics

18k members
r/pediatrics is a subreddit with 18k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses pediatrics, peds, fellowship, pediatric, and residency, and they frequently recommend/review stethoscope, textbook, and study resources.
All things regarding pediatrics, for those who practice it. Please do NOT post any personal/general medical questions or ask for medical advice on this forum. We would suggest /r/AskDocs.

Popular Themes in r/pediatrics

#1
Advice Requests
: "Pediatricians seeing 25-30/day - how on earth are you doing this and retaining your sanity?"
29 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Yet another burnout thread - step on in..."
11 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "a beloved pediatrician uses awful software, we created this over a night of drinks, lmk if it helps anyone: https://tinyhumanmd.com/"
3 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "PGY-1 Position Available in Georgia (US Graduates only)"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "I built a free Neonatal Simulation Monitor for low-resource settings"
1 post
#6
Money Talk
: "Competing offer to negotiate raise?"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/pediatrics

#1

Pediatrics

: "Worst thing about Pediatrics? The parents, not the patients."
70 posts
#2

Peds

: "burnout in outpatient Peds.."
43 posts
#3

Fellowship

: "Has anyone returned to general pediatrics after subspecialty Fellowship?"
31 posts
#4

Pediatric

: "Need recommendations for learning Pediatric ECGs"
22 posts
#5

Residency

: "Peds Residency Gift.."
16 posts
#6

Dr

13 posts
#7

Advice

: "Incoming Peds PGY-1 - Advice pls"
12 posts
#8

Nicu

: "Highly Dislike the Nicu"
10 posts
#9

Salary

: "NYC Nurses vs Pediatrics Salary"
9 posts
#10

Telehealth

9 posts

Products Discussed in r/pediatrics

Stethoscope

9 reviews
#1
3M Littmann
4.6 from 7 reviews
#2
Welch-Allyn
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Littmann
4.0 from 1 review

Textbook

4 reviews
#1
Nelson
2.0 from 1 review
#2
The Red Book
5.0 from 1 review
#3
Harriet Lane
4.0 from 1 review
#1
Open Pediatrics
4.0 from 1 review
#2
UpToDate
5.0 from 1 review
#3
Pediatrics in Review
5.0 from 1 review

Member Growth in r/pediatrics

Yearly
+4k members(25.3%)

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Last updated: June 15, 2026