44 College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland | Annual Report 2020
Committee of Anaesthesiology Trainees (CAT) Report COMMITTEE OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY TRAINEES (CAT)
Dr Carrie Murphy Chair of Committee of Anaesthesiology Trainees 2020 - 2021
INTRODUCTION It is difficult to find the words to describe this training year. It has been one of extremes, with both hope and despair colliding in the New Year with the third and largest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. At times the pandemic felt like a white-noise track ever present but sometimes disappearing into the background. It has been a demanding year as we have adapted to working and training alongside COVID-19. The overriding emotion is one of inspiration and pride at the ways in which trainees have adapted to our new reality and supported one another along the way. The CAT have worked to mirror this flexibility, and to work to keep our community together.
A very popular trainee-focused event is the CAT Interview Workshop and Careers Evening.
This event aims to empower trainees with their career progression and give them the information and skills necessary to traverse this often-uncertain path. In a year of many firsts, we held two CV workshops in this training year due to the postponement of the April 2020 event.