r/physicianassistant

Physician Associate

Founded October 2011 · Public — anyone can post

Updated Sep 28

Welcome to our virtual space for all things related to Physician Associates. Participation is open to anyone, including PAs, NPs, physicians, nurses, students, medical professionals, and the general public. Please review our 10 rules before contributing. For pre-PA help, check out /r/prephysicianassistant. PA students may be interested in /r/PAstudent for discussions about PA school.

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109,848

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Growth · 7d

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Growth · 30d

+0.8%

+904 members · ≈25d

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Tracking since Sep 4 · growth spans are the real distance between snapshots, not rounded windows. Posts/day is measured from the community’s own newest posts on Reddit, not from what Prowlo happens to crawl.

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r/physicianassistant — frequently asked

How many members does r/physicianassistant have?

r/physicianassistant has 109,848 members as of our most recent crawl on Sep 28. Prowlo re-checks tracked communities on a rolling schedule, so this figure moves rather than sitting frozen at whatever it was when a scraper last ran.

Is r/physicianassistant growing?

Over the last ≈25 days r/physicianassistant changed by +0.8% — a gain of 904 members. We compare against the nearest snapshot we actually hold and state the real span rather than rounding it to a clean "30 days".

How active is r/physicianassistant?

We don't have a reliable posting-rate sample for r/physicianassistant yet. Subscriber count alone is a poor guide to whether a community is active, so treat this one as unverified until the next sample lands.

When was r/physicianassistant created?

r/physicianassistant was founded in October 2011 and is a public — anyone can post community. Age matters: an older community with steady growth has survived Reddit's moderation churn; a young one with a spike may not.

Can I promote my product in r/physicianassistant?

We don't have a promo-tolerance read for r/physicianassistant yet. Default to the safe approach: read the sidebar rules, contribute in threads where you gain nothing, and mention your product only when it is the honest answer to someone's question.

How do I monitor r/physicianassistant for mentions?

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