Victorian Minister for Health, Mary-Anne Thomas has met the first cohort of new Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) intern paramedics for 2026 – who will soon hit the road across the state.
As experienced Advanced Life Support (ALS) paramedics with two years of full time on road experience, the group of 24 interns will now start a six-week bridging program in their journey to become MICA paramedics.
The course covers clinical responses to respiratory, cardiac, paediatric and obstetrics incidents as well as sessions with specialists on welfare, wellbeing, pharmacy and leadership.
It helps develop their theoretical knowledge and practical skills, before they begin 18 months of on-road training alongside an experienced MICA paramedic.
“Our MICA paramedics are some of the world’s best,” said Minister Thomas.
“We will always back and invest in our paramedics, so they can keep delivering world-class emergency care to all Victorians when they need it.”
Upon completion of the bridging program, the interns will be stationed at:
- Ringwood
- Hampton Park
- Ravenhall
- Tarneit
- Rosebud
- Campbellfield
- Bundoora
- Morwell
- Warrnambool
- Ballarat
- Wodonga
Working in pairs or solo, they can manage complex cases with advanced procedures, meaning patients get lifesaving care faster. Procedures include airway management, head and chest trauma care, and dealing with cardiac emergencies.
The latest intake means there is currently 96 MICA interns at various stages of their intern program.
