By Annie Oeth, aoeth@umc.edu Photos By Joe Ellis/UMMC Communications

Charlie Swearingen considers being a husband and father, representing the U.S. as a Paralympian and wearing the blue AirCare flight suit life’s greatest honors, but this year, he added one more accolade: The Tim Hynes Award from the International College of Advanced Practice Paramedics (ICAPP).

Swearingen, a University of Mississippi Medical Center flight paramedic who serves with AirCare 3 in Columbus, received the honor at the Critical Care Transport Medicine Conference in St. Louis earlier this year.

“I’m incredibly honored,” he said. “Being honored by my peers in the profession is meaningful.”

Each year, ICAPP selects an exceptional paramedic who has shown leadership and paramedic professionalism. The honor also r

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