Robert C. Forbes
PROFESSOR EMERITUS
Education
| University of Toronto School of Medicine, MD, Premedicine/Medicine | 1967 |
| Toronto East General and Orthopedic Hospital, Rotating Internship | |
| University of Western Ontario, Residency |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Recertification, ABFM | 2014 - Present |
| Licensure, MS Board of Medical Licensure | 1979 - Present |
| Certification, American Board of Family Medicine | 1983 - 1990 |
| Licensure, Nova Scotia Medical Licensure | 1968 - 1979 |
| Licensure, Ontario Medical Licensure | 1968 - 1971 |
Current Positions
| Professor Emeritus, School of Medicine | 07/2016 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Part-time Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine Resrch & Tching Center | 07/2011 - 06/2016 |
| Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine Resrch & Tching Center | 07/2006 - 06/2011 |
| Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine Resrch & Tching Center | 1996 - 06/2006 |
| Assistant Director, Student Programs, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine | 1991 - 07/2004 |
| Clinic Director, McWillie Family Medicine Center, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine | 1979 - 1991 |
| Assistant Professor, University of MS Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine Resrch & Tching Center | 1979 - 1996 |
| Clinic Director, University of MS Medical Center-McWillie Family Medical, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine Resrch & Tching Center | 1979 - 1991 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Predoctoral Training Grant in Family Medicine, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC | 01/2000 - 12/2003 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Forbes RC, Gearhart JG, Kirk KK No Shoes - No Problem! Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 2006:47,(10):291-294 | 2006 |
| Gearhart JG, Forbes RC, Dabbs W Referring to the Hip Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 2006: 47(2):42-45 | 2006 |
| Gearhart JG, Forbes RC, Webber CM, Hathorn L Stomach Trouble and Trouble Spots Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 2006: 47,(6):163-166 | 2006 |
| Blanco AE, Forbes RC, To C or not to C! Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 2006: 47,(8): 195-197 | 2006 |
| McCreedy SJ, Forbes RC. Proctalgia Plus Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 2004:45(8):234-236 | 2004 |
| Forbes RC, Morrison JC, Phillips DM, Replogle WH Twenty Years of Primary Care: Graduate Study at the University of Mississippi Medical Center Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 2000: 41(1):443-445 | 2000 |
| Noble SL, Forbes RC, Woodbridge HB Allergic Rhinitis American Family Physician 1997: 51(8): 1953-1968 | 1997 |
| Noble SL, Forbes RC, Stamm P Tinea Infections American Family Physician 1997:58 (1): 163-178 | 1997 |
| Gearthart JG, Duncan JL, Replogle WH, Forbes RC, Walley EJ Efficacy of Sliding-Scale Insulin Therapy: A Comparison with Prospective Programs Family Practice Research Journal 1994: 14(4): 313-322 | 1994 |
| Forbes RC, Turnage BR Mississippi: Who's Staffing our emergency departments? Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association | 1994 |
| Forbes RC, Walley EJ Graduate Follow-Up in the University of Mississippi Family Medicine Residency Program Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 1992: 23 (5):171-174 | 1992 |
| Forbes RC Immunization of the Elderly Postgraduate Medicine 1988:84 (2):217-21 | 1988 |
| Noble SL, Forbes RC, Woodbridge HB Allergic Rhinitis American Family Physician | |
| Ziska DS, Noble SL, Forbes RC Common Ophthalmic Diseases and Their Treatment Drug Topics July 1995:82-91 | 1995 |
| Forbes RC, Johnson SA Jr Hydradenitis in a patient with AIDS:Palliation with suoerficial radiation Southern Medical Journal 1994: 87(4):549 | 1994 |
Abstracts | |
| Turnage BR, Forbes RC Mississippi: Who's staffing our emergency departments? 36th Conjoint Annual Assembly College of Family Physicians of Canada. April 15-16/1994 (abstract | 1994 |
| Tate C, Forbes RC, Bryant E . DNR: How Much Do People Understand? NAPCRG meeting Quebec, Canada (abstract) 1991: 277 | 1991 |
| Forbes RC Pap Smears for Older Women Senior Patient 1990: 2 (1):14 | 1990 |
| Forbes RC Talking to Paralyzed Patients Senior PAtient 1989:1(4):19 | 1989 |
Presentations
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Immigration Medicine, Jackson, MS | 03/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Top Ten Losses with Aging, Annual Mayors Walk, Ridgeland, MS | 2008 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Superficial Fungal Infections, Core Curriculum lecture, MS | 07/2005 |
| Poster Presentation, Student-Preceptor Interaction: Videotaped Vignettes, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, New Orleans, LA | 01/2004 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, History and Physical Examination, Dental residents, MS | 07/2003 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, History and Physical Examination, Pharmacy residents, MS | 07/2003 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Evidence-based Medicine, Biochemistry presentation | 10/2002 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Suture Workshop, medical students | 09/2002 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Ophthalmoscopy, grand rounds DFM, MS | 03/2002 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Fungal Jungle, Annual Family Medicine Update | 04/2001 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Supervision vignettes, CME Day | 03/2001 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Vitamin deficiency, Biochemistry Clinical Correlation lecture | 10/2000 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, For Your Eyes Only, faculty grand rounds DFM | 03/2000 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Superficial fungal infections, faculty grand rounds DFM | 05/1998 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Allergic Rhinitis, University of Mississippi School of | 08/1997 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Allergic Rhinitis, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy | 08/1997 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, IV Therapy and Invasive Techniques, ACLS Provider Course | 1997 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, IV Therapy Techniques, ACLS Provider Course, MBMC | 1997 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Allergic Rhinitis, National Association of Managed Care Pharmacists, Orlando, FL | 11/1996 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Exam of the Ears, Eyes, Nose & Throat, School of Pharmacy | 05/1996 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Light-damaged Eye, UMC Family Practice Update | 04/1996 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, EKG Interpretation, DFM, UMC | 1996 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Exam of the Ears, Eyes, Nose, Throat, School of Pharmacy | 10/1994 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, EKG interpretation, School of Pharmacy, UMC | 08/1994 |
| Poster Presentation, MS: Who'sw Staffing Our EDs?, College of Family Physicians of Canada, Banff, Alberta, Canada | 04/1994 |
| Poster Presentation, MS: Who'sw Staffing Our EDs?, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, St. Petersburg, FL | 03/1994 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Career Day, Byram High School, Byram, MS | 02/1994 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Asthma, UMC Core Curriculum lecture | 02/1994 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Physician Placement Service, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Tucson, AZ | 01/1994 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Ophthalmology, UMC Core Curriculum lectures | 09/1993 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Stress Management Seminar, MBMC staff | 09/1993 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Case Presentation, Mississippi Association of Medical Family Therapists, Jackson, MS | 02/1993 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Family Management Seminar, Mississippi, Mississippi | 02/1993 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Management of Hyperlipidemia, MBMC staff | 02/1993 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Hematopoetic System, School of Health-Related Profession | 12/1992 |
| Poster Presentation, DNR: How Much do People Understand, National Association of Primary Care Research Group, Quebec City, Canada | 05/1991 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Hepatitis, Catholic Charities | 12/1990 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Clinical Perspective on Blood Lipids, UMC, Dept of Neurology | 10/1990 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Alcoholic Family, Conference on Chemical Dependency | 10/1990 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Eye, School of Health-Related Professions | 02/1990 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Hematologic System, School of Health-Related Professions | 12/1989 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Managing the Hypertensive Diabetic, Mississippi State Department of Health, Jackson, MS | 04/1987 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Managing the Hypertensive Diabetic, Mississippi State, Mississippi | 04/1987 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Musculo-Skeletal System, Murrah High School, Jackson, MS | 04/1987 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Immunization Update, UMC Family Practice Club | 04/1986 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Medical Burnout, River Oaks Hospital staff | 09/1985 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Professional Burnout, Mississippi Baptist Medical Center staff | 02/1985 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Medicine in the Canadian Arctic, UMC Family Practice Club | 09/1984 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Immunization, UMC Family Practice Update | 04/1984 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Professional Burnout, Mississippi Baptist Medical Center staff | 02/1984 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Preventing Parent Burnout, Spann Elementary, PTA, Jackson, MS | 1984 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Immunization, UMC Family Practice Update | 06/1983 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Health Care of the Elderly, UMC Dental School lecture | 1983 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Preventing Professional Burnout, National Conference on Rural Primary Care | 04/1982 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Burnout, Central Mississippi Speech and Hearing Association, Jackson. MS | 01/1982 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Burnout, Central MS Speech and Hearing Association, Mississippi | 1982 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Addisons and Cushings Disease, first year lecture | 05/1980 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Child Abuse, Department of Family Medicine | 03/1980 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors in America | 2009 |
| Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors in America | 2008 |
| Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors in America | 2007 |
| Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors in America | 2006 |
| Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors in America | 2005 |
| Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors in America | 2004 |
| Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors in America | 2003 |
| Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors in America | 2002 |
| Faculty Member for the Year, Department of Family Medicine | 2002 |
| Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors in America | 2001 |
| Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors in America | 2000 |
| Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors in America | 1999 |
| Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors in America | 1998 |
| Evers Society Mentor | 1997 |
| Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors in America | 1997 |
| Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors in America | 1996 |
| Golden Stethoscope Award, Department of Family Medicine | 1995 |
| Golden Stethoscope Award, Department of Family Medicine | 1990 |
| Fellow American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Family Physicians | 1988 |
| Golden Stethoscope Award, Department of Family Medicine | 1983 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American Academy of Family Physicians, Reviewer, Journal Article | 2000 - 2004 |
| MS BaptistMedical Center-Emergency Services Committee, Member | 1995 - 2011 |
| Southern Medical Journal, Reviewer, Journal Article | 1995 - 1996 |
| MS Baptist Medical Center-Clinical Pathway Committee, Member | 1994 - 1995 |
| Mississippi State Department of Health, Advisory Board for Home Health, Member | 1993 - 1997 |
| MS Baptist Medical Center, Executive Committee | 1993 - 1997 |
| Ms Baptist Medical Center-Patient Care committee, Member | 1993 - 1997 |
| Mississippi Academy of Family Practice, Mississippi School Medical Advisors, Member | 1991 - 1993 |
| South Mississippi Home Health, Committee Member | 1991 - 1993 |
| Senior Patient, Editorial Review Board Member | 1990 - 1993 |
| Mississippi State Medical Associaton, Member | 1988 - Present |
| American Medical Association, Member | 1988 - 2000 |
| Central Medical Society, Mississippi, Member | 1988 - 2000 |
| Postgraduate Medicine, Editorial Review Board Member | 1987 - 1990 |
| American Academy of Family Physicians, Member | 1981 - Present |
| Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians, Member | 1981 - Present |
| Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Member | 1981 - Present |
| Lunenburg-Queens Medical Society, Officer, President/Elect/Past | 1972 - 1973 |
| College of Family Physicians of Cananda, Member | 1971 - 2002 |
| University of Toronto, Officer, President/Elect/Past | 1963 - 1964 |
Committee Service
| Community Outreach Sub-Committee Clinical Cancer Committee, Member | 2008 - 2011 |
| Risk Management Liason Committee, Member | 2008 - 2011 |
| MEDICAL CENTER-FACULTY SENATE, President | 2007 - 2008 |
| Faculty Development Committee, Member | 2007 - 2008 |
| Faculty Senate | 2006 - 2009 |
| Core Concepts Course for M1 Class | 2005 - 2011 |
| Continuing Education Liaison Committee, Member | 1997 - 2008 |
| Patient Care Committee, Member | 1997 - 2008 |
| Mississippi Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board, Member | 1997 - 2001 |
| Clinical Cancer Committee, Member | 1994 - 2011 |
| Blood Transfusion Committee, Member | 1994 - 1999 |
| Continuum of Care Task Force JCAH, Member | 1994 - 1999 |
| Anticoagulation Committee, Member | 1994 - 1997 |
| Department of Family Medicine, Continuing Medical Education Committee, Member | 1989 - 2005 |
| The Department of Homeland Security | 1988 - Present |
| Department of Family Medicine, Recruitment Committee, Member | 1987 - 2011 |
| Department of Family Medicine, Curriculum Committee, Member | 1981 - 1988 |
| Department of Family Medicine, Selections Committee, Member | 1979 - 2011 |
| College of Family Physicians of Canada | 1975 - 1978 |
| College of Family Physicians of Canada | 1973 - 1979 |
Community Service
| P & T Committee, Member | 2009 - 2011 |
| Pinelake Church MASH team, Team Member | 2005 - 2011 |
| Emergency Services Committee Ms Bap Medical Ctr, Member | 1995 - 2011 |
| Clinical Pathway Committee, Ms Baptist Med Ctr, Member | 1994 - 1995 |
| Advisory Board for Home Health, Member | 1993 - 1997 |
| Patient Care Committee, Bapt Med Ctr, Member | 1993 - 1997 |
| Executive Committee, MS Baptist Med Ctr, Member | 1993 - 1997 |
| MS School of Medicine Advisors, Member | 1991 - 1993 |
| Advisory Committee South MS Home Health, Member | 1991 - 1993 |
| New Life for Women, Bd of Directors, Member | 1988 - 1994 |
| New Life for Women, Board of Directors | 1988 - 1994 |
| Credeitials Committee, Doctor Hospital, Member | 1982 - 1983 |
| OB/GYN Liaison Committee, Bap Med Ctr, Member | 1982 - 1984 |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, OB/GYN Liaison Committee, Member | 1982 - 1984 |
| Doctor's Hospital, Credentials Committee, Member | 1982 - 1983 |
| Home Health Advisory Committee, MMRC, Member | 1981 - 1983 |
| Mississippi Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Home Health Advisory Committee, Member | 1981 - 1983 |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, MAFP Annual Meeting | - 2006 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Department of Biochemistry, U.M.M.C. | 1995 - 2002 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Junior Family Medicine Preceptorship orientation, U.M.M.C. | 1991 - 2011 |
| American Heart Association | 1985 - 2011 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Introduction to Clinical Medicine, U.M.M.C. | 1984 - 2011 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Family Medicine Conference | 1983 - 1988 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Department of Psychiatry, U.M.M.C. | 1980 - 1984 |
| Medicine, Course, Annual Family Practice Update, U.M.M.C. | 1979 - 2011 |
Directed Student Learning
| Directed Individual/Independent Study, Mississippi: Who's staffing our Emergency Departments Advised: Bryce Turnage | |
| Directed Individual/Independent Study, DNR: How Much do People Understand? Advised: Crystal Tate |
Residency Training
| University of Mississippi Family Medicine Residency Program, Attending Physician | 1979 - Present |