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Low-level exposure to lots of different things and building a relationship between you and her will make her a lot more confident when she encounters weird things in hospitals and schools.
The idea behind socialization is not necessarily about introducing them to everything that they will ever experience in their lifetime, but rather, IMO it's about teaching them that new things are not scary. But, some things that you could probably easily expose her to now are people on crutches or in a wheel chair, wearing surgical masks, lab coats, scrubs, the smell of hand sanitizer and/or other disinfectants, etc.
And make sure when you're introducing her to those kinds of people/things that you're not coercing her into interacting with them, such as having them lure her over with a cookie.
The idea behind socialization is not necessarily about introducing them to everything that they will ever experience in their lifetime, but rather, IMO it's about teaching them that new things are not scary. But, some things that you could probably easily expose her to now are people on crutches or in a wheel chair, wearing surgical masks, lab coats, scrubs, the smell of hand sanitizer and/or other disinfectants, etc.
And make sure when you're introducing her to those kinds of people/things that you're not coercing her into interacting with them, such as having them lure her over with a cookie.
