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Purpose: To provide basic data for developing a program to promote mental fitness by analyzing the effects of college life and clinical practice stress on the mental fitness of paramedic students. Methods: Data were collected from May 25 to August 28, 2024. The questionnaire consisted of 155 questions, and the number of participants was 234. Data analyses were performed using SPSS 28.0. Results: The effects of participants’ college life stress on their mental fitness were influenced by health status (t = 3.088, p = .002), college life stress (t = -2.263, p = .025), social support (t = 7.529, p = .000), and resilience (t = 10.139, p = .000), explaining 64.3% of mental fitness. Social support and resilience had a partial mediating effect. The effects of clinical practice stress on their mental fitness were influenced by health status (t = 3.891, p = .000), clinical practice stress (t = -3.173, p = .002), social support (t = 7.821, p = .000), and resilience (t = 10.135, p = .000), explaining 64.6% of mental fitness. Social support also had a partial mediating effect. Conclusion: The participants’ social support and resilience were found to have a partial mediating effect on enhancing mental fitness. Therefore, it is necessary to establish support systems such as mentoring programs and provide educational programs that can improve stress management and resilience.