things to get involved in during preclin?

i have zero links or networks to utilise, so not sure how to even begin getting my foot in the door when it comes to publishing medical literature etc. my ibsc is not clinical so i don't think anything will come of it. i'm not gunning for a project or anything at this stage, i just can't understand what exactly i'm even working toward. those who have managed to get published or partaken in qips or srs, how did that happen? i'd like to know if theres anything i can do to prepare myself by working on the skills needed for this sort of thing.