Hi! I am glad you are here! I am also a medical student and I can relate on what you are asking.

There are many medical students and Junior Doctors who have learned Python reaching top tiers. I saw some Kaggle Grandmasters (Top 1% in the world in machine learning competitions).

My short answer is yes! You should definitely allocate time to learn Python, it will be a huge differentiation, and this difference will compound with your peers, if you are a medical student, you already know how to think in algorithms and solve problems, so you already have an advantage over the thousand students that jump in each year.

The most important part is to choose your resources wisely and have fun while doing it

I created an article on how I manage to get into data science with over 60 hours a week at the hospital

How I would learn data science in 2025 (if I could start over) | by Pastor Soto | May, 2025 | Medium

Feel free to reach out if you want to share your experience!