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.
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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