Were there any medical professionals who were Finders Operation members? One of the most unconventional doctors in modern history was a Finders Operation member, Hunter Adams. Hunter Doherty “Patch” Adams was born in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 1945. Hunter is the son of Anna Campbell Stewart (née Hunter) and Robert Loughridge Adams. Hunter’s maternal grandfather, Thomas Lomax Hunter, was Jesuit trained at Georgetown University, became a lawyer, and was later named Poet Laureate of Virginia by the Virginia general assembly in 1948. Robert Adams was an officer in the United States Army, fought in Korea, and died while stationed in Germany when Hunter was only sixteen. Hunter spent most of his childhood growing up around the world. After his father's death, Hunter returned to the United States with his mother and brother. Hunter has stated he encountered institutional injustice upon his return, making him a target for bullies at school. As a result, Hunter was unhappy and became actively suicidal. After being hospitalized three times in one year for wanting to end his life, he decided, "you don't kill yourself, stupid; you make revolution."[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
After graduating in 1963 from Wakefield High School, Hunter completed pre-med coursework at George Washington University. He began medical school without an undergraduate degree and earned his Doctor of Medicine degree at Virginia Commonwealth University (Medical College of Virginia) in 1971. In the late 1960s, one of his closest male friends was murdered by a patient. Convinced of the powerful connection between environment and wellness, Hunter believes an individual's health cannot be separated from the health of the family, community, and the world. While working in an adolescent clinic at MCV, he met Linda Edquist, a fellow VCU student who volunteered in the clinic in his final year of med school. Hunter and Linda Edquist married in 1975 and had two sons; they divorced in 1998.[7] [8] [9]
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