Wolfe was born in Toronto on June 6, 1923, and received his MD
there in 1950. For six years he was an exemplary family doctor at
Porcupine Plain, Saskatchewan. A Rockefeller scholarship led to his
Doctorate in Public Health from Columbia University in 1961. A
long-time supporter of universal, public medicare, he was appointed
as one of the first members of the Medical Care Insurance
Commission. When in 1962 the doctors went on strike, he helped
organize the airlift of ninety doctors from Britain. He resigned
his professorship, under protest, from the Department of Social and
Preventative Medicine and joined the Saskatoon Community Clinic as
its first Medical Director. He promoted a community-based, team
practice of primary health care. He encouraged the establishment of
a Drug Formulary which became the model for the Saskatchewan
Prescription Drug Plan. He presided over and enjoyed the defence
against the harassment of the Clinic by the medical establishment.
As Professor of Family and Community Medicine at Meharry
University, Nashville (USA), he established in 1968 a Community
Health Centre in the Black ghetto; he then had a distinguished
career as Chair of Health Administration and Public Health at
Columbia University. He published extensively, and wrote two books
with Robin Badgley: Doctors’ Strike and The Family Doctor. He
died in New York City on December 10, 1993.
From the cache site you are in view of Dr. Samuel Wolfe's house.
It is the house with the twisty metal sculptures in front. Be sure
to check out the plaque on the front lawn.
The cache contains only a log. Please be careful with the cammo
as it is delicate. Everything is attached so just remove the bottom
of the cache to retrieve the log. You will need to bring your own
pen. Please use stealth & rehide the cache carefully as the
wrong exposure will make it obvious to others. Look out for muggles
as this can be a high traffic area.