OMA Past General-Secretary & Editor Ont.Med.Review Glenn Ivan SAWYER Pharmacist, MD(U.West.Ont.1936) LLB(U.W.O.1976) now 103y
Possibly the oldest living physician is Glenn Ivan SAWYER now living in Victoria, British Columbia.
Recently Dr.Sawyer's second wife Helen May (nee Wood) died on July 30,2011.
First wife Meta , a school teacher,was four years his senior. When they first met Dr. Sawyer was a 17y pharmacy apprentice in Southern Ontario. After an engagement, Meta continued to work and support Glenn during his medical studies. The local school board would not allow teachers to marry. After graduation they married.. Two years later GLENNA was born. After 7 years a son was adopted. Meta died in1980.at 76y.
Dr. Sawyer first practiced in the small town of St.Thomas (popn today 35,000).from 1939-1952.
In 1949 joined the OMA staff. From 1952-1973 he was General-Secretary and from 1960-1973was` also Edtor of the Ontario Medical Review.This wise move allowed Dr.Sawyer to benefit from a full pension which he has enjoyed for 38 years. (A policy which could well be copied by other MDs to move into medical adminstration after 15 years. Now preferably with a MBA or LLB- both can be obtained on-line)
Following retirement from the OMA Dr. Sawyer was from 1977-1980 Exec.Dir. Ont.Assn.Medical Labs( 220 private labs.)
In 1978 Dr.Sawyer together with Ont.Min.Health Lawyer Gilbert SHARPE published "Doctors & the Law" Butterworths. ISBN 0 409 86628 8.
Dr. Sawyer was commissioned by the OMA to write" The First 100 years" ,this privately printed 1980 book was funded by N.Y.Life Ins.&Constellation Assurance companies. A few copies remain in OMA library.
On retirement Dr.Sawyer first moved to Strathroy, popn.20,000) to be near his daughter,a Director of Nursing. Later moving to his present residence in Victoria.
Donated $50,000 for a Meta M.Sawyer Student bursary to be first awarded to a needy student in 2012.
Recently Dr.Sawyer's second wife Helen May (nee Wood) died on July 30,2011.
First wife Meta , a school teacher,was four years his senior. When they first met Dr. Sawyer was a 17y pharmacy apprentice in Southern Ontario. After an engagement, Meta continued to work and support Glenn during his medical studies. The local school board would not allow teachers to marry. After graduation they married.. Two years later GLENNA was born. After 7 years a son was adopted. Meta died in1980.at 76y.
Dr. Sawyer first practiced in the small town of St.Thomas (popn today 35,000).from 1939-1952.
In 1949 joined the OMA staff. From 1952-1973 he was General-Secretary and from 1960-1973was` also Edtor of the Ontario Medical Review.This wise move allowed Dr.Sawyer to benefit from a full pension which he has enjoyed for 38 years. (A policy which could well be copied by other MDs to move into medical adminstration after 15 years. Now preferably with a MBA or LLB- both can be obtained on-line)
Following retirement from the OMA Dr. Sawyer was from 1977-1980 Exec.Dir. Ont.Assn.Medical Labs( 220 private labs.)
In 1978 Dr.Sawyer together with Ont.Min.Health Lawyer Gilbert SHARPE published "Doctors & the Law" Butterworths. ISBN 0 409 86628 8.
Dr. Sawyer was commissioned by the OMA to write" The First 100 years" ,this privately printed 1980 book was funded by N.Y.Life Ins.&Constellation Assurance companies. A few copies remain in OMA library.
On retirement Dr.Sawyer first moved to Strathroy, popn.20,000) to be near his daughter,a Director of Nursing. Later moving to his present residence in Victoria.
Donated $50,000 for a Meta M.Sawyer Student bursary to be first awarded to a needy student in 2012.
Dr.Sawyer was smart getting out of clinical medicine after 15y when medical knowledge becomes out-of-date. Best to enter Administrative medicine which has higher Social status that being "Just a GP". Also it's important to have a job with a pension as Living is now Much Longer. Dr.Sawyer received a good OMA pension for over a Quarter Century. Canadian docs still do not have a State Professional pension although their Billing rates are Provincially controlled.
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