Australia’s best clinical innovators have come together with the mission to create programs that inspire the next wave of healthcare entrepreneurs.
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Join our 2025 Incubator Program now.
We welcome all clinicians with a passion for healthcare innovation! That includes doctors, nurses, allied health professions and students.
Ideal participants are eager to break boundaries and bring fresh perspectives to the healthcare industry.
No, you don’t need to have a fully formed idea, simply bring your excitement to innovate. We’ll help with the rest.
Most of the course is online, with three in-person workshops held in both Sydney and Melbourne.
The total cost is $3,500AUD incl. GST (participants based outside of Victoria).
For Victorian-based consultant doctors the price is $1,000.
For all other Victorian-based clinicians (i.e. registrars, allied health, nursing etc.) the price is $500.
There are flexible financing options available. Contact us to find out more.
Yes! We offer payment plan options if you’d prefer to pay in instalments.
Contact us to find out more.
There’s a total program time of 53 hours, equivalent to 7 days over the three month course period.
However, it may be more or less depending on how many opportunities you take. Aside from the in-person workshops, the course is online with plenty of self directed or optional work.
The online webinars will be recorded, however to get the most value from the program, we recommend taking all the masterclasses and joining the webinars in real time.
Cohort 4 commenced September 2025.
The first in-person workshop will occur on 16th September in Melbourne.
All in-person workshops occur in Melbourne CBD.
In-person workshops will be held on weekdays, running from 10am-5pm. They will be spaced roughly four weeks apart.
Online sessions and webinars will primarily be in the evening, however every effort will be made to accommodate participant preferences.
"CICA Lab was an amazing experience, met some great people, learned so much and looking forward to putting it into action."
"I loved it. I think the best part is that I've got a supportive network of people that I can contact. As doctors, we tend to develop tunnel vision, and really need to step out of our comfort zone to see things differently. Overall I got way more out of it than I imagined. I'm really thrilled."
"Overall, CICA has been an incredible experience that is dedicated to innovation and excellence. I am unbelievably grateful for their ongoing support."
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"CICA has opened up a whole new world for me. Being empowered with the tools, resources and frameworks to do this work effectively is just so important. I really do think that all clinicians that are serious about bringing about positive change for our patients, communities and health care system should participate in the CICA program."
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"As a clinician who wants to create large-scale change in the health care system, there was so much knowledge and practical information shared in each session. Having delivered and attended other programs that have an online component, I was impressed with the level of enagement, and loved the in-person sessions. I would (and am) highly recommend the program to other clinicians."
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