Our History

The seeds of our community-based residency program were sown several years ago when administrators at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, the State Legislature, and Forrest General Hospital began discussing the formation of a family medicine residency based in Hattiesburg. The major incentive was the tremendous need for family physicians in South Mississippi. After years of planning and fundraising, the first class of residents began in July 2014.

The reasons behind the decision to host a residency in Hattiesburg were many. Forrest General Hospital is a regional referral center with a service area of over 500,000 people. The hospital hosts all subspecialty services and has a level II trauma center. It even hosts a large neonatal intensive care unit with multiple neonatologists.

Across the street from the hospital is the Hattiesburg Clinic, which is the largest multi-specialty clinic in the state. Clinic physicians work in the hospital and are directly involved in the education of residents. Our Family Medicine Residency Clinic is housed in the Hattiesburg Clinic main building, which is connected by a covered walkway to Forrest General Hospital.