r/surgicaltechnology

13k members
r/surgicaltechnology is a subreddit with 13k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses surgical tech, surgical, advice, program, and job, and they frequently recommend/review study material, hand cream, and cream.
This is a board for Surgical Technologists. Any discussion pertaining to the operating room is welcomed, as long as it isn't obscene, impolite, or in violation of HIPAA or pertinent privacy regulations.

Popular Themes in r/surgicaltechnology

#1
Advice Requests
: "To the new techs: Do you actually "wing it" or is there a secret to learning the workflow? 🧠✂️"
22 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Regret going to school for Surg Tech"
14 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "🚨🚨ATTN NEW SCRUB TECHS 🚨🚨"
2 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "radiation protective PPE glasses"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "Surgical tech pay questions? (Student)"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/surgicaltechnology

#1

Surgical Tech

: "Twenty seven years old, five years in Surgical Tech, and I'm already dreading the next thirty"
49 posts
#2

Surgical

: "Can i smoke weed as a Surgical tech?"
20 posts
#3

Advice

: "Wanting to be a surgical tech. Advice?"
15 posts
#4

Program

: "How to survive in a terrible surg tech Program?"
13 posts
#5

Job

: "I LOVE MY Job"
12 posts
#6

Clinical

: "Clinicals are going great"
11 posts
#7

Certification

9 posts
#8

New Grad

8 posts
#9

Market

8 posts
#10

Career

: "My new favorite Thrombectomy/Angio setup"
7 posts

Products Discussed in r/surgicaltechnology

#1
AST
5.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Surgical Counts
5.0 from 1 review
#3
YouTube
4.0 from 1 review

Hand Cream

3 reviews
#1
O'Keeffe's
5.0 from 1 review
#2
Curel
5.0 from 1 review
#3
L'Occitane
5.0 from 1 review

Cream

2 reviews
#1
O'Keeffe's
5.0 from 1 review
#2
L’Occitane 20% Shea Butter Hand Cream
5.0 from 1 review

Member Growth in r/surgicaltechnology

Yearly
+4k members(47.6%)

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Last updated: June 21, 2026