Rebates have failed to keep up with inflation, state governments are in denial about payroll tax and the pharmacy guild president thinks all GPs are twits. Why would anybody want to work in general practice right now?

Well, thousands of registrars do, including those who started their registrar journey just this month.

They are the first class to join the new regime of college-led training, although as will become clear, the multimillion-dollar handover is just background noise to those joining the front line of healthcare.

Here, four new registrars explain why they are ready for their general practice adventure.