Paul R.
Hinchey, M.D., M.B.A., EMT-P
Medical Director
Dr. Paul Hinchey
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.
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