Across university campuses nationally, the final semester of the final year of study for hundreds of aspiring paramedics is coming to a close. With lectures completed and exams just around the corner, students are already engaged in jumping through the many hoops required to ensure their best possible chance of selection as a graduate paramedic with any one of Australia's ambulance services, and indeed international employers such as London Ambulance Service.
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