Background
Forks, Thomas Paul was born on April 15, 1952 in Great Lakes Naval Station, Illinois, United States. Son of Louis John and Rhoda Joan (Miles) Forks.
Forks, Thomas Paul was born on April 15, 1952 in Great Lakes Naval Station, Illinois, United States. Son of Louis John and Rhoda Joan (Miles) Forks.
Bachelor, St. Mary's U., 1975; Master of Science, University Texas, San Antonio, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Southern Mississippi, 1981; Doctor of Osteopathy, U. Health Sciences, Kansas City, Missoury, 1988.
Teaching assistant, instructor, then assistant professor biology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 1977-1982; assistant professor biology, Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1982-1983; intern, Corpus Christi (Texas) Osteopathic Hospital, 1988-1989; resident, then chief resident in family practice, U. Mississippi, Jackson, 1989-1991; emergency room physician, Rush Hospital, Newton, Mississippi, 1989-1991; emergency room physician, Lackey Memorial Hospital, Forest, Mississippi, since 1991; physician, N.E. Family Practice, San Antonio, 1992-1993; family physician, Morton, Mississippi, since 1993. Lecturer in emergency medical management of snakebites.
Charity physician Stewpot Free Clinic, Jackson, 1990-1991. Advisory board Catholic Charities, Jackson, 1990-1991. Member American Medical Association, AAFP, American Osteopathic Association, Mississippi Academy Science, Southern Medical Association, Society for Study Amphibians and Reptiles, Chicago Herpetological Society.
Married Sharron Elizabeth Wells, December 15, 1979. 1 child, Joseph Miles.