/r/physicianassistant/

r/physicianassistant

107k members
r/physicianassistant is a subreddit with 107k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses struggling, pa, struggle, job, 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
: "How do you explain to patients that they don’t need antibiotics?"
4 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Bro I am so tired of these diabetes supplies refills"
3 posts

Popular Topics in r/physicianassistant

#1

Struggling

30 posts
#2

Pa

: "Bro I am so tired of these diabetes supplies refills"
19 posts
#3

Struggle

19 posts
#4

Job

18 posts
#5

New Grad

: "New Grad PA in Neuro ICU struggling with adjustment"
17 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?"
72 posts
#2
Job Advice
: "Leave that job!"
53 posts
#3
Simple Question
: "Dread work"
28 posts
#4
// Vent //
: "Bro I am so tired of these diabetes supplies refills"
23 posts
#5
Finances & Loans
: "Why aren't more PAs financially satisfied?"
5 posts
#6
Encouragement
: "Growing as a PA"
5 posts
#7
Clinical
: "GLP-1 meds have made this job so much more rewarding"
3 posts
#8
Policy & Politics
: "AAPA "modernizing" PA laws"
3 posts
#9
New Grad Offer Review
: "First new grad offer 126k in surgical specialty"
3 posts
#10
License & Credentials
: "PA PA licensing scare"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/physicianassistant

Yearly
+13k members(14.3%)

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Last updated: July 12, 2026