r/medicalschool
/r/medicalschool is an international community for medical students
How to think about r/medicalschool
The community serves as a global hub for medical students, providing a platform for sharing resources, experiences, and advice related to medical education. Members discuss topics ranging from curriculums and study techniques to specialty choices and clinical experiences. The distinct focus on the challenges and triumphs of medical school life fosters a supportive environment where students can seek guidance and camaraderie.
Confidence 4/5
Audience
Participants are primarily medical students from various backgrounds, often in their late teens to early thirties. They are typically driven, ambitious, and focused on their academic and professional development in the field of medicine. The vibe is generally supportive and collaborative, with members valuing shared experiences and practical advice.
Posting culture
Content that thrives includes study tips, personal experiences, and discussions about medical topics or challenges faced during training. Posts that are overly promotional or lack substance tend to receive downvotes. Members frequently engage in discussions, with a consistent posting cadence that reflects the academic calendar and exam schedules, leading to peaks in activity during certain times of the year.
Brand engagement notes
Brands should approach this community with caution, as overt promotion is often met with skepticism. Authentic engagement through sharing valuable resources, educational content, or tools that genuinely assist medical students can be effective. Collaborating with trusted community members or providing insights into medical education can foster goodwill. However, brands should avoid direct advertising or sales pitches, as they may be perceived as intrusive.
Top keywords
What r/medicalschool talks about
Weighted by how often each term appears in posts and comments, relative to baseline frequency. The largest words are the strongest signals of community focus.
External signals
Where the community looks
Top external domains linked from posts and comments — a quick read on the sources of truth this audience trusts.
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/[deleted]
- u/molokhia_12
- u/vsp3c
- u/stepneo1
- u/Shonuff_of_NYC
- u/KenAdamsMD
- u/Trollware21
- u/medic1456
- u/doublelife96
- u/ReignOfFire32
- u/Psychological_Fly693
- u/just_premed_memes
- u/JakeMike112
- u/aimlesssouls
- u/vucar
- u/almostdoctorposting
- u/Malunga_Paul
- u/BigMacrophages
- u/icutoo2327
- u/ColdProduct
- u/thyman3
- u/Aggravating_Froyo990
- u/MikhailDovlatov
- u/tearsintherain_
- u/Bigdummy696969
- u/slimmaslam
- u/DrPayItBack
- u/PriapismMD
- u/MisterGigaChad
- u/premeddit
- u/igetppsmashed1
- u/Chemical-Jacket5
- u/KR1735
- u/WillOfTheSon
- u/JTerryShaggedYaaWife
- u/AvailableTap8
- u/WannaBeRad
- u/gmdmd
- u/ru1es
- u/Slightlymercurial
- u/SpiritedChaos
- u/MarkovTheB3ast
- u/txhrow1
- u/Sad_Platform9466
- u/rash_decisions_
- u/ProjectileDiarrhea22
- u/Easy-Cap8583
- u/Ehansaja
- u/Thanmaster
- u/Violetmaus
- u/dr_basko
- u/Ice_Duchess
- u/Fergaliciousfig
- u/A_Sentient_Ape
- u/MidnightChemical202
- u/Bioreb987
- u/IntracellularHobo
- u/4990
- u/BinaryPeach
- u/lAmTheM
- u/rain6304
- u/supinator1
- u/Omfgjustpickaname
- u/sergantsnipes05
- u/swagster_007
- u/Turn__and__cough
- u/ObstreperousOctopus
- u/Zestyclose-Detail791
- u/ImploreSum
- u/PlasticRice
- u/BurritoKingMD
- u/dicemaze
- u/AngryCrowTF
- u/borborygmix4
- u/Space_of_Disse_Nuts
- u/Current_Change3107
- u/MidwestNotMid
- u/ScienceQuestions589
- u/Lispro4units
- u/thebigbosshimself
- u/mrsuicideduck
- u/incompleteremix
- u/Virbactermodhost
- u/Brocystectomi
- u/MaterialSuper8621
- u/ShotskiRing
- u/cholla11
- u/medthrowaway68
- u/Chad_Kai_Czeck
- u/PianistFine2
- u/iiwoknow7
- u/Specific-Algae-1869
- u/thisisme4
- u/Cultural_Map_1788
- u/BruhYear
- u/Superb_Jello_1466
- u/BroadswordEconomy
- u/mrstandoffish
- u/Camerocito
- u/Ibrahim_MK
By votes
- u/vsp3c
- u/[deleted]
- u/molokhia_12
- u/Shonuff_of_NYC
- u/Malunga_Paul
- u/ColdProduct
- u/Trollware21
- u/stepneo1
- u/aimlesssouls
- u/JakeMike112
- u/gmdmd
- u/ReignOfFire32
- u/PriapismMD
- u/almostdoctorposting
- u/vucar
- u/DrPayItBack
- u/Bigdummy696969
- u/slimmaslam
- u/milkchocoman
- u/IntracellularHobo
- u/tearsintherain_
- u/Slightlymercurial
- u/MisterGigaChad
- u/thyman3
- u/just_premed_memes
- u/BinaryPeach
- u/SpiritedChaos
- u/Easy-Cap8583
- u/Omfgjustpickaname
- u/VintageImages
- u/4990
- u/MarkovTheB3ast
- u/bakwas12
- u/the_hippocratic_oaf
- u/BigMacrophages
- u/Camerocito
- u/Ibrahim_MK
- u/mrstandoffish
- u/igetppsmashed1
- u/swagster_007
- u/Turn__and__cough
- u/txhrow1
- u/WillOfTheSon
- u/ImploreSum
- u/lAmTheM
- u/VampireFaun
- u/Ehansaja
- u/Thanmaster
- u/premeddit
- u/Toniore
- u/krustydidthedub
- u/ProjectileDiarrhea22
- u/ru1es
- u/gurbzz
- u/COmtndude20
- u/AngryCrowTF
- u/KR1735
- u/AWildLampAppears
- u/ElSchnozGrande
- u/runthereszombies
- u/BurritoKingMD
- u/CarlosimoDangerosimo
- u/PlasticRice
- u/ThucydidesButthurt
- u/FUZZY_BUNNY
- u/ObstreperousOctopus
- u/rain6304
- u/dicemaze
- u/VeinPlumber
- u/expatdoctor
- u/KenAdamsMD
- u/Blumpffffff
- u/sergantsnipes05
- u/TheGormegil
- u/infinihil
- u/MoMoShariff
- u/Zestyclose-Detail791
- u/Treymond_Dreen
- u/sneark
- u/Sad_Platform9466
- u/thebigbosshimself
- u/Raischuu
- u/DrGoon1992
- u/njm830
- u/AnonFroggie21
- u/MDStudentThrowAway12
- u/TheDerangedDr
- u/lolesportsfan1215
- u/jvttlus
- u/HotsauceMD
- u/Ascles
- u/VarsH6
- u/manbun22
- u/Iwantsleepandfood
- u/mrsuicideduck
- u/GyanTheInfallible
- u/squibblerqwq
- u/Dingding68
- u/HM_26
- u/lightbluebeluga
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/[deleted]
- u/almostdoctorposting
- u/runthereszombies
- u/bambooboi
- u/Zestyclose-Detail791
- u/karlkrum
- u/vucar
- u/_Who_Knows
- u/ru1es
- u/cuppa_tea_4_me
- u/rickypen5
- u/ItsmeYaboi69xd
- u/femmepremed
- u/redditasa
- u/Gmedic99
- u/adm67
- u/Niwrad0
- u/Letter2dCorinthians
- u/BigNumberNine
- u/Same_Ad5295
- u/Tememachine
- u/colorsplahsh
- u/ducttapetricorn
- u/RichardFlower7
- u/FancyPantsFoe
- u/smackythefrog
- u/mmkkmmkkmm
- u/LordhaveMRSA__
- u/MedicalSchoolStudent
- u/golgibodi
- u/Satean12
- u/Silentreactor
- u/Mr_Alex19
- u/ForceGhostBuster
- u/BowZAHBaron
- u/TypeADissection
- u/-une-ame-solitaire-
- u/rags2rads2riches
- u/Boop7482286
- u/Drakeytown
- u/KeepTheGoodLife
- u/thebigseg
- u/aspiringkatie
- u/SaitoPrecise7
- u/solarscopez
- u/AWildLampAppears
- u/SpaceCowboyNutz
- u/freet0
- u/underdawg96
- u/InsomniacAcademic
- u/drdangle22
- u/StepW0n
- u/djtmhk_93
- u/fluid_clonus
- u/Gexter375
- u/BigMacrophages
- u/wannabe-physiologist
- u/Lilsean14
- u/TetraCubane
- u/ballsackcancer
- u/fireflygirl1013
- u/groweachday
- u/Sekmet19
- u/shoshanna_in_japan
- u/nishbot
- u/dimflow
- u/Sorry_Arm2829
- u/wrenchface
- u/throwingaway_3_6_4
- u/quantum_dragon
- u/mattrmcg1
- u/DAggerYNWA
- u/koolbro2012
- u/Zonevortex1
- u/TA4obvsreasons
- u/RaspberryScary2839
- u/EntropicDays
- u/BzhizhkMard
- u/asclepiusscholar
- u/cafecitoshalom
- u/raymondl942
- u/olemanbyers
- u/anhydrous_echinoderm
- u/aimlesssouls
- u/dawson203
- u/i_330
- u/WellThatTickles
- u/Gassygarzia
- u/itsbeenaminute1
- u/VeinPlumber
- u/Dr_Weil
- u/msornberger
- u/External_Statement_6
- u/BradBrady
- u/LuckeyCharmzz
- u/Ok_Alternative_5628
- u/AngryCrowTF
- u/spookyunions
- u/Squears
- u/NothingButNetter
By votes
- u/[deleted]
- u/ThucydidesButthurt
- u/gigaflops_
- u/deathbystep1
- u/milkchocoman
- u/rxtardstrength
- u/Skipnut97
- u/yeetymathynerd
- u/idkididk
- u/adm67
- u/koolbro2012
- u/j4w77
- u/ophthalmic-what
- u/Nysoz
- u/ownspeake
- u/VeinPlumber
- u/RufDoc
- u/ALA125
- u/Danwarr
- u/Dependent-Juice5361
- u/KingoftheWalts
- u/YummyProteinFarts
- u/casfightsports
- u/_Who_Knows
- u/Barkbilo
- u/coffeewhore17
- u/CardiOMG
- u/fireandblood03
- u/poormansmikeburry
- u/colonel-flanders
- u/skilt
- u/brawlinballincollin
- u/OnlymostlyMedic
- u/MadSawBones
- u/SafetyApprehensive25
- u/slimmaslam
- u/JustHappyToLurk
- u/drstonerphd
- u/cheesecakeaficionado
- u/Masterzumab
- u/aspiringkatie
- u/i_330
- u/unromen
- u/Lilsean14
- u/moonkad
- u/Husky3030
- u/epyon-
- u/IT-spread
- u/TA4obvsreasons
- u/S1Throwaway96
- u/thundermuffin54
- u/meddyreddit20
- u/greydays2112
- u/ForceGhostBuster
- u/cuppa_tea_4_me
- u/kaisinel94
- u/penultimateboss
- u/WellThatTickles
- u/I_want_to_die_14
- u/Bkelling92
- u/Hairiest_Walrus
- u/Mrpancaketurtle
- u/Squears
- u/VampireFaun
- u/AnnualTeach5232
- u/DrH2OJr
- u/aimlesssouls
- u/lazyass427
- u/shiftyeyedgoat
- u/Cursory_Analysis
- u/thecaramelbandit
- u/Complete-Artichoke69
- u/cdoggy17
- u/wenislord470
- u/DoctorDiabeto
- u/thervssian
- u/jumpinjamminjacks
- u/Enjoying_A_Meal
- u/Nofriendofme
- u/TheOneTrueNolano
- u/Heliotex
- u/pm-me-egg-noods
- u/u2m4c6
- u/mother_goose_caboose
- u/Turn__and__cough
- u/PandasBeCrayCray
- u/molokhia_12
- u/mcflymcfly100
- u/Lazy-Overachiever
- u/Icy-Combination5499
- u/nasapeyton
- u/mrstandoffish
- u/clebga
- u/muffin245
- u/almostdoctorposting
- u/MEMENARDO_DANK_VINCI
- u/IllustratorKey3792
- u/TheRitzMario
- u/daddydickdonkae
- u/rockusa4
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FAQ
r/medicalschool — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/medicalschool have?
r/medicalschool has approximately 791,060 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/medicalschool created?
r/medicalschool was created on December 11, 2009 (16 years ago).
What is r/medicalschool about?
The community serves as a global hub for medical students, providing a platform for sharing resources, experiences, and advice related to medical education. Members discuss topics ranging from curriculums and study techniques to specialty choices and clinical experiences. The distinct focus on the challenges and triumphs of medical school life fosters a supportive environmen…
What subreddits are similar to r/medicalschool?
Communities similar to r/medicalschool include r/residency, r/premed, r/medicine, r/noctor, r/step1.
Who are the most active posters on r/medicalschool?
The most frequent posters on r/medicalschool include u/[deleted], u/molokhia_12, u/vsp3c.
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