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, new grad, struggle, job, and pa, and they frequently recommend/review ai scribe, stethoscope, and scrubs.
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Popular Themes in r/physicianassistant
#1
Advice Requests
: "Is it normal for a supervising physician not to provide much teaching or mentorship to a new-grad PA?"
15 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Rant"
5 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Urology New Grad Job Offer - Chicagoland"
3 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "PA grad gift ideas"
2 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Veterans Disability examiner job with IMA GROUP NYC"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/physicianassistant
#1
Struggling
29 posts
#2
New Grad
: "New Grad scared to lose medical knowledge"
19 posts
#3
Struggle
19 posts
#4
Job
18 posts
#5
Pa
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
: "I have never suffered with anxiety until I started working as a new grad PA."
37 posts
#2
Simple Question
: "When and how did the PA demographic become majority women?"
32 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Is ortho spine really that bad?? I don’t get the complaints and would love advice"
22 posts
#4
New Grad Offer Review
: "Urology New Grad Job Offer - Chicagoland"
6 posts
#5
Offer Review - Experienced PA
: "Planned parenthood job offer"
6 posts
#6
License & Credentials
: "Noncompete clause questions"
3 posts
#7
// Vent //
: "clinic forces me to see patients scheduled to see the doctor"
2 posts
#8
Clinical
: "What would you all do? Aggressive colleague"
1 post
#9
Policy & Politics
: "Should PA practice requirements “graduate” with experience?"
1 post
#10
Encouragement
: "What helped your burnout?"
1 post
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Yearly
+13k members(14.2%)
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Last updated: August 11, 2026