Wasn't The Streets of San Francisco (that w/Karl Malden and Michael Douglas) sort of a police version of this (the older, experienced cop [Malden] training his younger partner [Douglas from 1972-76, Richard Hatch from 1976-77] in the ways of police and detective work)?
To some extent, but the real gimmick here is the older doctor is the unorthodox maverick while the younger doctor is more conservative, and "by the book." Kiley is particularly gifted in neurological cases in the series. In Streets, the contrast is more the older detective is street wise while the younger one is more formally schooled (college graduate). But both shows do use generation gap conflict. And they succeed on the great chemistry between the two leads.
