Doctors do more in our society than treat the ill. One of the hardest things for a young doctor to get used to after all the in hospital training with the sick and dying, is the role of the doctor in the community. Most patients are seen at times when they are well for preventive checks. Many of our duties relate to filling out forms about health for school, or for insurance.

Others involve the relationship between medicine and the law with health certificates for licenses, death certificates or...