102 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine MEDICINE, HEALTH CARE AND WELLNESS SHAWN SOLER FOUNDER, OWNER Medicine in Bad Places Long Island, NY Bolstered by nearly three decades of professional experience, Shawn Soler has excelled in the fields of law enforcement and medicine. To wit, he is a paramedic, retired law enforcement officer and consultant with a wealth of emergency training to his credit. Since 2004, he has served as the founder and owner of Medicine in Bad Places. The company provides specialized training to first responders and corporate clients on crucial health and safety topics, from basic CPR to advanced emergency response scenarios. Mr. Soler’s interest in medicine and emergency services was sparked by his time acting as a caregiver for his father, who was his primary role model and mentor for much of his life. Mr. Soler began his medical career in 1994 as an emergency medical technician for Medford Ambulance, a role he continued to operate in until 2017. He earned a paramedic license in 1997 after studying at LaGuardia Community College and started working as a paramedic at the Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn the same year. In 2000, he became an officer and paramedic in the New York Police Department (NYPD), beginning a 21-year criminal justice career. In 2006, Mr. Soler undertook six months of intensive training to become one of just 18 tactical paramedics in the NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit. He quickly gained a reputation for professional excellence and compassionate leadership in the unique assignments that the team fielded. In 2008, he became a detective, and in 2013, he was named a lead and senior tactical medic. He would maintain both positions until his retirement from the NYPD following an injury in 2021. Between 2007 and 2012, Mr. Soler was assigned to Midtown Manhattan. During this time, he handled many assignments and responded to numerous high-profile emergencies, including a commercial airliner’s emergency landing in the Hudson River and a six-minute rapid response to a window washer suspended unsafely from the 21st story of a high-rise. In 2012, Mr. Soler was placed with a fulltime special weapons unit within the NYPD’s Emergency Services Unit. He notably supported
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