Edward Francis Bani Forster | |
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| Born | Edward Francis Bani Forster 16 December 1917 |
| Nationality | Gambian |
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| Spouse(s) | Essi Matilda Forster, m. 1944 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Sierra Leone Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
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| Institutions | University of Ghana |
Edward Francis Bani Forster, FRSA, FWACP, was a Gambian physician and academic based in Ghana. He was the first Gambian psychiatrist, and a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Ghana. He served as the president of the West African College of Physicians from 1983 to 1984.
Forster was a foundation member of the Medical Research Council of Psychiatry, and a foundation fellow of the West African College of Physicians. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts,[1] a member of the Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, USA, a member of the Royal College of Psychiatry, and a member of the Association of Psychiatrists of Africa.[2]