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Fellowship Network    What is it? The fellowship network is an online resource for anaesthesia trainess in their final years of training who are considering applyign for a specialty fellowship abroad following completion of formal training in Ireland.    Often the best people to talk to about a particular fellowship are those who have recently undertaken that fellowship themselves. They will be able to give advice on what to expect from working and living in a foreign city and what to expect to get out…

LAT Network    Want to improve the welfare of your fellow trainees?   Looking to gain leadership skills?   If YES, then you are a potential LAT!    The main focus of CAT is to promote the welfare of anaesthesia trainees in Ireland, by representing trainee interests at a College level. To aid us in this effort, CAT established the Lead Anaesthetic Trainee (LAT) initiative in January 2015. It is modelled upon the Trainee Network Leads scheme utilized by the AAGBI’s GAT. We aim to…

Mentoring  Welcome to the mentoring section. This is an area being developed by the Committee of Anaesthetists in Training   The mentoring scheme is a new initiative to CAI, though mentoring is not a new concept. It has been widely used in industry, and has been shown to promote employee wellbeing, enthusiasm and productivity.   Lets get rid of a few misconceptions right away. Mentoring is an umbrella term and means a host of different things to different people. Mentoring IS NOT career advice Mentoring…

CAT Events 2016/2017

CAT News   CATNews is the official newsletter of the Committee of Anaesthesia Trainees (CAT). It is aimed at Irish Anaesthetists, both at trainee and Consultant level. Its goal is to highlight issues of both interest and importance of the anaesthesia community.    The theme of the publication will vary each month and is typically related to a topical issue. Regular sections include a Fellowships series in which prior Fellows give a description of their posts, updates from the various CAI committees on which CAT…

Committee of Anaesthesia Trainees (CAT)    Welcome to the CAT section of the CAI website!    Here you will find out a little bit about who we are and what we do. To find out about the various projects we are involved in, useful resources, help with your wellbeing and much more, follow the links to the left.   We are here to represent your views. If there is anything you wish to contact us about, get in touch at cat@coa.ie. Latest news