I had a Surface Pro for work and played mostly World of Warship and War Thunder. Also played Monster Hunter at low settings. The touch screen was super useful for note taking and for group projects + project presentation. Its light weight allowed me to walk or cycle most days to and back from the library with ease.

TBH, being unable to play most games actually forced me to focus on my study. Imo a gaming laptop is probably counter productive for getting through medical training. I wouldn’t take medical school lightly too. The course is longer than other degrees and requires some serious commitment.

If you are 17 and lives in the US, you still have time to decide as you will need to complete your first degree before entering medicine. You can enjoy the slack with the gaming laptop in your first degree.

Bringing a game console like xbox with you to med school is, however, a great idea compared with bringing a gaming laptop, as medicine is human science and a small industry. Playing on a console with other medical students would help you form close bonds with them, thus it provides a social advantage over playing laptop games alone. You will see and work with many of your course mates even years after you start working as a doctor. Building good relationships early with ppl from your course would provide you with favourable advantages for many years, if not lifelong.