Not really-- the Doctor never had to learn regeneration, unlike the Rutan, because he was born with the ability, it having been engineered into the species long ago.IIRC, the story 'Horror Of Fang Rock' has a bit where the Doctor and Leela discuss the Rutan's shape changing abilities. It is suggested the process is similar to Time Lord regeneration, except that the Rutan had to learn it. There is an implication that regeneration is natural to Time Lords.Most tie-ins have suggested that regeneration is an artifically engineered process.