The Fellowship of the Ring (of Anaesthesia)
The Fellowship of the College of Anaesthetists (FCA) is, for many of us, the mountain at the end of a very long climb. It is consuming, and at times …. unfair. Basically, it demands from you to be a jack of all trades and a master of none. Anyone who has prepared for it can attest to the iatrogenic fatigue that slowly creeps in your bones. Registrar training is relentless: nights blur into days, days blur into calls, and somewhere in between you try to revise ethics, laws, protocols, newest guidelines, and remember to eat something other than coffee. Yet even in the exhaustion, there is purpose. Each shift teaches you something the textbooks can't. The training is demanding, but it transforms you — slowly, quietly, and permanently. Registrar life becomes the reason for your Stockholm syndrome. And yet, I often say, life is not only about exams and training. This message is especially for those who did not pass this sitting- your worth, your intelligence, your compassion and...