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by karatchov 6183 days ago
A piece of advice from a med student: focus on your studies ! Since you have a good computer experience, there is little chance that you lose your IT/Programming knowledge if you just focus on your medecine. BUT, there are much higher risks that you end up with a poor medecine knowledge if you try to mix it with computing.

So, try to be a good or a very good doctor for the next 8 years, then you can try to mix.

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Thanks for the advice! I need to focus on my studies right. what about summer, can I take a (programming) holiday on it? Is it bad or good? Shall i in summer still focused on medicine?
I don't see any reason why you shouldn't enjoy your summer. My point is that your first priority should be "to get the most complete medical education". This doesn't mean you have to forget about programming/IT.
But when you study you need to be strict about it.

I happened to be distracted with the world of IT when I study in school. -> Limiting yourself and putting borders is a must.

Thanks for taking care and replying.

Just by curiosity: Are you a doctor?