Best/Productive Pre-med activities during a long COVID winter break?

[fatherless in ypsilanti]

Hey everyone, I'm a sophomore student who has somewhat recently decided they want to be a doctor. I didn't know that I wanted to be a doctor going into college, but after some hard reflection a year ago, I decided that it would be the most fulfilling career path for me.

Luckily, I wanted to keep the option in the cards so I haven't screwed myself over in anyway - at a very competitive school, have a lot of pre-reqs done, good GPA (3.95), etc.
My main concern is that outside of academics and extracurriculars (I'm a varsity athlete and am starting a club this coming semester) I am pretty underdeveloped. I've done no research, volunteering, or shadowing. What would you all reccomend a pre-med does with their time over this long winter break (considering all the restrictions due to COVID)? I'll be having my fair share of rest and fun non-academic activities, but I also want to be productive since I have almost a month and a half.

I'm planning on applying for research opportunities and internships over break, but I'm fairly lost in that regard - are there any places you'd reccomend looking at for an inexperienced pre-med with a good GPA?

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[Doctoscope]

There’s nothing clinical that you can realistically start atm due to the pandemic.

I’d look for solid sources of longitudinal nonclinical volunteering, like with a homeless shelter or a food bank.

 

[bluefreckles]

I'm learning MATLAB! My understanding is that MATLAB and R are used in clinical and public health research pretty often, so I want to be able to bring hard skills to a research team in med school

 

[deleted889094]

Research the opportunities in your area and find out what you can get involved in. Probably nothing else you can do on break.

 

[HopeP]

Tutoring for underprivileged kids is one.

 

[HouseJC]

One activity that will benefit everyone (pre-med or not) is to develop a daily routine to maintain work-life balance. This can involve experimenting with how many times to meditate a day, when is the best time to exercise to avoid fatigue and experience the pleasure of endorphins, what to reflect on when journaling to develop new life perspectives