Why do we do clinic and how on earth do we manage it?

We begin with a paper from Martha Simmons and Marian Mac Gregor that challenges us to consider who can contribute to clinical work. Their focus on students with disabilities and the challenges and opportunities of providing access to clinic is timely and compelling. We are witnessing an expansion of clinical programmes which can be an opportunity to ask ourselves where the evidence lies that some students are better suited to clinic than others, whether there are pre-existing attributes that fit students to serve our communities or whether social justice ideals demand that more diverse students get to benefit form a clinical experience.