An important foundation of the way general practitioners understand ill-health is through the interconnected constructs of disease and illness.

To what extent should our professional roles dominate our lives, perhaps at the expense of personal health?

Those without a clear, early sense of preferred career may well benefit both personally and professionally from deliberately seeking a range of experiences.

In the evolving discipline of health law, the clinical domain interacts with the legal and governance structures of the courts and lawmakers, and the ethical positions of society at large.