Sam Wallace was born in Missoula and attended primary schools locally.  He finished pre-med at University of Montana in 1992. He attended medical school at The Western University of Health Science, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, in Pomona, California. Graduating in 1996 with his D.O. ( doctor of osteopathy ), he did a year long general rotating internship in Portland, Oregon at Eastmoreland Hospital. He then finished two more years of a Family Practice Residency at Western U, and received his Board Certification in Family Practice in 2000.

He has been the physician in various ERs and Urgent Cares throughout the state. He founded Missoula Osteopathic Clinic, PLLC in 2000. In 2004, he moved all of his practice efforts into Missoula Osteopathic Clinic. He occasionally misses the ER, but this is fleeting.

He lives in Missoula with his wife and two lovely daughters and is having a great time being a husband, father, Missoulian, and osteopath. He enjoys many of the seasonal activities in Montana.