I would not be too concerned regarding this topic. There are infinite possibilities that will tie your medical school interest and technology.
Look into the school's biomedical engineering department. Many schools will form partnerships with surrounding universities in order to give students a well-rounded education. A great example of that would be the partnership that Harvard has with MIT or University of Pittsburg and Carnegie Mellon. These are great environments where medicine and technology go hand in hand.
Or Case Western and Cleveland Clinic
Or Michigan and Michigan (gotta give my alma mater the nod even though they are ignoring my application
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Or Wash U
Or Ohio State which is partnering with Apple on some interesting medical apps and giving every MS1 an iTouch..
or...
the list goes on and on.
Beyond mechanical widgets for surgeons, there are imaging technologies that need developing, diagnostics to be squared away, medical device development up the ying-yang, medical informatics, pretty much any emerging or high-end technology out there most likely has a healthcare or medical angle that can be exploited.
Let me tell you, a tech-savvy doctor who is proactive and can talk to scientists and engineers is worth his weight in gold.
Doctors are prolific patent-writers, and their love of electronic toys and technology is just as high as any other group!
Me, I love my ipod, so I've been keeping commute interesting by downloading all sorts of medically related podcasts, which is great because I can listen to the summary of the NEJM every week, listen to cardiac heart sounds, and pick up a thing or two about practical internal medicine....and I'm not even into med school yet!
What I'm getting at is: Don't worry! Opportunities abound! "Q" from James Bond could have been content going into medicine instead of espionage.
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