Dr. Foston, M.D. MPH MATS DMin

EDUCATION

  • Roosevelt High School (Valedictorian) 1966
  • Fisk University  BA Biology ( Phi Beta Kappa) 1970
  • Meharry Medical College  MD (1974)
  • UNC-Chapel Hill MPH (1980)
  • Eastern Michigan University  ( Post doctorate) 1984
  • United Theological Seminary  MATS (1999)
  • United Theological Seminary  DMin (1999)

TRAINING

  • Internal Medicine internship  (1975)
  • Family  Practice Residency   Board  certified(1984)

Films

You Don't Live In My Street     2011

Did You See Their Faces         2017

DVD's

It Ain Getting Any Better          2005

Peace on Earth                          2019   

Readers Theaters

You Don't Live  On My Street   2011

A Black Woman's Book              2015

Recordings

You Don't Live on My Street  Track  2011

Did You See There Faces?    Sound   2017

AWARDS

Dr Foston has received more honors and awards than we can mention and she has had  over $15 million in grants  approved for programs designed for teens

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Coordinator first Teen Clinic, East Nashville  1973
  • Director of ER Riverside Hospital                     1975
  • Physician Comprehensive Health  Nashville 1977
  • Director of Teen Clinic Goldsboro NC             1979
  • Asst Director Medical Ed Methodist  Hospital 1983
  • Asst Director Tatum Health Center                 1983
  • Owner Foston Adolescent Care Center          1985
  • Owner Foston Adolescent Workshop             1985
  • Health Commissioner Gary, Indiana               1988
  • Executive Director Foston Institute                 2008 
  • CEO/Board Chair Foston Foundation             2020    

 

Books  Published

    1. You Don't Live On My Street
    2. No Stopping Sense
    3. The Parade
    4. In God's Time
    5. A New Day
    6. A Blessing
    7. Beyond A Reasonable Doubt
    8. Comin' Home
    9. Every Goodbye Ain't Gone
    10. For God's Sake
    11. Givin' Thanks
    12. Miracles Can Happen
    13. No Cross No  Crown
    14. No Forwarding Address
    15. Pictures of the Wedding
    16. Sunday Go To Meeting
    17. Sweet Memories
    18. Time to Pray
    19. When You Have Been Alone
    20. While You Were Gone
    21. I-65, A Journey to Excellence (A Novel)
    22. The Conversation (A Novel)
    23. Peace on Earth (A Daily Devotional)
    24. Addiction to Hopelessness  (A Textbook

    Books  Unpublished

    1. Ain't Complainin' Just Sayin'
    2.  All They Had
    3.  Pharoah's Heart
    4. Black Paper
    5. Can  I Get a Witness
    6. Degree of Difficulty
    7. Don't They Realize
    8. For All Purposes and Intents
    9. If You Knew the Whole Truth
    10. In My Dreams
    11. Rainbows
    12. Silent Ache
    13. Stay Close
    14. Unfit For Duty
    15. Until Then
    16. Without Batting an Eye
    17. Grand Collection Index
    18. Early Adolescence
    19. Middle Adolescence
    20. Late Adolescence
    21. Holistic Mentoring
    22. Holistic Mentoring Workbook
    23. Guide Training Manual
    24. Ten Tips  for Raising Teens

    PERSONAL LIFE

    Dr Foston is married to Dr. Will Foston a retired General Surgeon and ER Physician.

    They have 2  married sons Bryan and Amia.

    their wives, Ruth and Rene  and 3 granddaughters,  Cayla, Ashley. Grace

     

    SOCIIAL

    Dr  Foston and her Daughters-in-law are all member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc and her sons are both members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity , Inc

    Before healing others, heal yourself