And you try and tell the medical students of today that… and they won't believe ya.

Abstract

Older clinicians typically engage in reflections on their own early careers and indeed whichever generation of clinician you talk to, their medical school and early career experiences were more challenging than the last. We draw on inspiration from Monty Python and specifically the Four Yorkshiremen to illustrate this point. However, as we strive to lay the foundations of learning that avoids the adage 'whatever doesn't kill you, makes you stronger', we must remember that medics are competitive… even at complaining.