Authors:
- Dr Caroline Phillips, ST6, Peterborough City Hospital
- Dr Lara Allen, ST7, Cambridge University Hospitals
Trainee Research Networks (TRNs) provide resident doctors with a valuable opportunity to obtain research experience.
In the 2021 curriculum, the College introduced ‘Research and Managing Data’ as one of seven generic professional domains, emphasising the importance of research in the consultant anaesthetist’s skill-set. However, the East of England was among a few UK regions without an active TRN. In 2022, together with a group of colleagues, we identified a need for research led by anaesthetists in training in the East of England and began a journey to establish a new TRN.