Is it worthwhile to learn programming/tech knowledge, or should I save it for the experts? The reason I ask is that I believe tech + medicine is ripe for innovation. Thanks.
Getting into med school, completing medical school and completing residency are all difficult tasks in and of themselves.
If you know you want to focus on certain areas of tech there are also a few add on fellowships after residency.
Getting an internship or job in biotech, or even working as a medical scribe may help you more in the long run.
If you have extra cycles and really want to learn to code you could add a CS minor to your degree or take a bunch of the online Computer Science courses (typically CS assumes that you've had 2 years of advanced math ( calculus, differential equations, etc.)
Under no circumstance would I recommend delaying undergraduate graduation to add on these extra skills, Rather get a masters in an in-between year, or if you're really crazy there are some combo MD/Phd and DO/Phd programs.
But outdoor activities are probably a better use of you time, take up running, cycling, swimming. Something that you can do anywhere to take care of yourself and that reduces your stress level.
As you have ideas, you'll have a greater knowledge of what can work, and greater insight into how to approach things.
A language such as Python is very suitable for beginning programmers to learn with, there are many books/tutorials around, and the foundations of the language itself are reasonably stable.
eg the stuff you learn will likely still work in 5 years time :>
I've seen some working with hardware, chips to implant in the body/spine.
I haven't seen much in relation to software asides from SAAS