r/physicianassistant is a subreddit with 108k 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.
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Popular Themes in r/physicianassistant
#1
Advice Requests
: "should I quit and be a barista?"
20 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Why aren't more PAs financially satisfied?"
15 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "$200K for minimal work, but not passionate about it"
2 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Best Telehealth or Remote Companies for PAs"
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "Looking for extra income ideas/gigs"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/physicianassistant
#1
Struggling
30 posts
#2
Struggle
19 posts
#3
Job
18 posts
#4
Pa
17 posts
#5
New Grad
: "New Grad PA in Neuro ICU struggling with adjustment"
15 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
Discussion
: "What happened to on the job training?"
69 posts
#2
Job Advice
: "Just do the residency"
55 posts
#3
Simple Question
: "Dread work"
27 posts
#4
// Vent //
: "Blindsided...... and naïve."
20 posts
#5
Finances & Loans
: "Why aren't more PAs financially satisfied?"
9 posts
#6
Clinical
: "GLP-1 meds have made this job so much more rewarding"
4 posts
#7
New Grad Offer Review
: "First new grad offer 126k in surgical specialty"
4 posts
#8
Policy & Politics
: "AAPA staff salaries"
3 posts
#9
License & Credentials
: "PA PA licensing scare"
3 posts
#10
Encouragement
: "Growing as a PA"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/physicianassistant
Yearly
+13k members(14.2%)
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Last updated: July 23, 2026