r/scrubtech
15k members
r/scrubtech is a subreddit with 15k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses job, surgical tech, scrub tech, advice, and guess the case, and they frequently recommend/review shoe, compression socks, and eyewear.
This subreddit is for anyone that scrubs in on surgical cases; whether you are a bonafide surgical tech, or an OR nurse.
Popular Themes in r/scrubtech
#1
Advice Requests
: "Anyone coming here to ask about becoming a scrub tech, my advice is don't."
12 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Working 30 hours a week for FREE is sending me over the edge"
8 posts
Popular Topics in r/scrubtech
#1
Job
: "Just got a Job after a 3 year gap"
43 posts
#2
Surgical Tech
: "Need a Surgical Tech tutor?"
35 posts
#3
Scrub Tech
: "Happy Scrub Tech week!"
35 posts
#4
Advice
: "RN new to scrubbing big cases- asking for Advice"
23 posts
#5
Guess The Case
13 posts
#6
Clinical
12 posts
#7
School
12 posts
#8
Tech
11 posts
#9
Program
10 posts
#10
Surgery
: "What's the weirdest music a surgeon played during Surgery?"
10 posts
Products Discussed in r/scrubtech
Shoe
12 reviews
#1
Birkenstock
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Hoka
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Brooks
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Compression Socks
8 reviews
#1
Sockwell
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Bombas
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
ProCompression
4.0★ from 1 review
Eyewear
3 reviews
#1
Stoggles
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Amazon
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/scrubtech
#1
General
: "I froze during my first surgery and now I am questioning everything"
8 posts
#2
Guess the case
: "I gave my coworker a break and set up his next case for him. He actually really liked it"
7 posts
#3
Funny
: "honest question… what’s one mistake you made in the OR early on in your career that made you go “yep, never doing that again” & what did you learn from it?"
7 posts
#4
Cancelectomy
: "When people ask me what I do, this is what I'll show them"
5 posts
#5
Ortho
: "Any idea what are these called"
5 posts
#6
Various
: "CHECK THOSE COUNTS"
3 posts
#7
Traveler
: "Dirty Insturments"
2 posts
#8
Neuro
: "Personal - emotional damage"
2 posts
#9
Case set up
: "Attune Primary Knee Setup!"
1 post
#10
Vascular
: "Rummel tourniquet"
1 post
Member Growth in r/scrubtech
Yearly
+4k members(40.3%)
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Last updated: June 20, 2026