Gen chem is an essential building block of every other chem... acids and bases, pH, titration curves, and a million other things that you don't think about, but actually learned in gen chem. A strong foundation in these basic sciences will never be a bad thing. The fact is, until you get to that cush radiology (or whatever) job, you've still got to get through the MCATS and medical school, rotations in every other specialty and BOARDS... where you ARE going to have to know it.
Just this block we were introduced to Oxygen dissociation curves, which absolutely require a knowledge of Gen Chem, and Biochem... Do not ignore Gen Chem!!! I wish someone had told me this when I was in Gen Chem... I probably would have worked harder.