Our Mission

Define, Support & Advance our Clinical Practice of Medicine 

City of Austin/Travis County EMS System
Medical Director

Paul R. Hinchey, M.D., MBA, EMT-P

 Dr. Paul Hinchey began his career in EMS in 1986 as a volunteer EMT for his community ambulance service. Dr. Hinchey states, “I fell in love with the practice of prehospital medicine and decided to become a paramedic in 1989”. He also began teaching while he was still in his paramedic program and eventually became the Curriculum Chair for the same program in which he graduated from. He continued to teach and practice in the field until he went to medical school in 1997.

 At the time managed care was a source of growing frustration for his physician friends as patient care decisions were increasingly being taken away from providers. As a result he enrolled in the combined MD/MBA program in an effort to be a better advocate for patients in what was rapidly becoming the business of medicine. While he explored other areas of medicine, he never found himself far from EMS and the emergency department.

 Dr. Hinchey chose a residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina. Upon completion of his senior year as Chief Resident he stayed on as the EMS Fellow under mentors Drs Jane Brice and Brent Myers. His fellowship training completed, he continued as the Deputy Medical Director for Wake County EMS and became the Medical Director for WakeMed Health and Hospital’s land and air based critical care service. He currently serves in both capacities and will do so until his departure to our System. Dr. Hinchey also serves as the Medical Director for the National Association of EMTs (NAEMT) and is an active board member for the Commission on Accreditation of EMS Programs (CoAEMSP), the national accrediting agency for EMS Education Programs.