/r/physicianassistant/

r/physicianassistant

109k members
r/physicianassistant is a subreddit with 109k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses struggling, struggle, job, pa, and new grad, and they frequently recommend/review ai scribe, stethoscope, and scrubs.
Welcome to our virtual space for all things related to Physician Associates. Participation is open to anyone, including PAs, NPs, physicians, nurses, students, medical professionals, and the general public. Please review our 10 rules before contributing. For pre-PA help, check out /r/prephysicianassistant. PA students may be interested in /r/PAstudent for discussions about PA school.

Popular Themes in r/physicianassistant

#1
Advice Requests
: "Will I regret pausing my career to be a SAHM?"
25 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Anyone else things FIGS scrubs are overrated?"
6 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "5 years of experience, however switching specialties and offered the rate of a new grad?"
3 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Stay or go 1 year"
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "I made a salary website for PAs!"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/physicianassistant

#1

Struggling

29 posts
#2

Struggle

19 posts
#3

Job

18 posts
#4

Pa

16 posts
#5

New Grad

: "New Grad PA struggling with the job search — looking for advice on areas to consider in Florida"
16 posts
#6

Looking

14 posts
#7

Hate

13 posts
#8

Tired

10 posts
#9

Find A Job

5 posts
#10

Medicine

4 posts

Products Discussed in r/physicianassistant

Ai Scribe

59 reviews
#1
Scribe Medix
4.3 from 6 reviews
#2
Freed
4.0 from 6 reviews
#3
Heidi
4.0 from 3 reviews

Stethoscope

35 reviews
#1
3M Littmann
4.8 from 10 reviews
#2
Littmann
3.6 from 8 reviews
#3
Littmann Cardiology IV
5.0 from 4 reviews

Scrubs

30 reviews
#1
Mandala
4.4 from 10 reviews
#2
Cherokee
4.0 from 3 reviews
#3
FIGS
5.0 from 3 reviews

Flair Used in r/physicianassistant

#1
Job Advice
: "New grad malpractice concern"
68 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Lindsay Clancy case"
45 posts
#3
Simple Question
: "Question for Hospitalist PAs"
43 posts
#4
New Grad Offer Review
: "How to medical organizations expect new hire providers to wait 3-6 months before training to make a living when they're out of work for that long?"
8 posts
#5
// Vent //
: "Influencer posing as a PA student"
6 posts
#6
Offer Review - Experienced PA
: "CTS PA salary"
6 posts
#7
License & Credentials
: "DEA Texas"
5 posts
#8
Encouragement
: "Depressed after PA school"
4 posts
#9
Clinical
: "Nipple Tattooing Credentialing?"
3 posts
#10
Policy & Politics
: "Practice won’t let me accept a stipend for hosting PA students."
3 posts

Member Growth in r/physicianassistant

Yearly
+14k members(14.2%)

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Last updated: August 25, 2026