Well, there's no issue with female 68Ws. In fact, one has the Silver Star.
Your training will be the same as your active duty counterparts. You'll go to Army Basic Combat Training and then to Advanced Individual Training where you'll learn to become an Army medic. You'll notice the MOS is healthcare specialist but medic is the commonly accepted appellation. You'll learn small unit tactics and basic medicine. You'll become a Nationally Registered EMT (not paramedic). You'll learn a mix of clinic and tactical medicine; you'll have to become comfortable working in either setting.
Expect that you will have a great deal of learning to do once you graduate AIT. 68W training will equip you with physical skills and authority that will very often outstrip your fund of medical knowledge. Pharmacology is one such area, but there are others as well. A good medic constantly strives to expand their skills and knowledge.
@Muppet can expand on that; he says it much better than I do.
Once you get to your unit your drill activities will depend on what kind of outfit you've been assigned to. If you're in a medical company of some stripe, you'll provide clinical support to higher level providers, evaluate Soldiers at sick call, or perhaps be tasked to support a unit training in the field. There are certain training activities--running a range, for example--that require on-site medical support. If you're assigned to a combat unit (possible these days) or something like an MP unit or the like, you will be responsible for the well-being of at least a platoon of Soldiers. That means preventive medicine, managing things like flu shots, tactical combat casualty care (TC3) in the field, and serving as medical advisor to the platoon sergeant, platoon leader and perhaps the company commander. You'll be involved with things like running the field sanitation program and ensuring safe food and water supplies. You'll train the Soldiers in your platoon. You'll brief the commander on medical risks and planning. That's not an exhaustive list...consider it an introductory peek at the career field.
The Guard is a great place to be if you like the state mission. However, be forewarned that many units in the Army Guard do not follow Army Medical Department and 68W program guidelines regarding making advanced (Advanced Trauma Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, etc.) training available. Sometimes this is related to lack of funding to cut orders, and other times the unit just doesn't understand why you need to have that training because they don't understand medicine. My last Guard unit was this way, and the attitude was pervasive throughout the state. That said, your battalion surgeon will be a priceless resource to you IF you show initiative and a strong desire to learn and improve your skills.
At the end of the day, if you become a 68W you'll eventually earn several titles and ranks. But the only one that ever mattered to me was earning the right to be called Doc.
