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Dr. Will Merrick Joins Hometown Health Clinic

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McKENZIE — Will Merrick, M.D. began his medical practice on October 1, 2021 at Hometown Health Clinic and is based in McKenzie. Merrick, the son of Dr. Bryan and Betty Merrick, will work as a family practice physician with Hometown Health and its six satellite clinics in Dresden, Gleason, McKenzie, Huntingdon, Bruceton, and Camden.

Drs. Bryan Merrick and Terry Colatta are the owners of the clinic. Merrick started his practice in family medicine in McKenzie on October 1, 1986. His son, Will, began in McKenzie exactly 35 years later.

Dr. Bryan said he is happy to have Will as a practicing physician at Hometown Health Clinic. He noted the difficulty of recruiting physicians to a rural area to practice in family medicine.

Dr. Will Merrick is a 2007 graduate of McKenzie High School, 2011 graduate of the University of Memphis, and a graduate of the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in Harrogate, Tenn. He completed his residency in the tri-cities and southwest Virginia.

His wife, Meg, is a graduate of USJ in Jackson and the University of Tennessee at Martin. She holds a masters degree in Occupational Therapy and begins her local practice later this month with Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County. She will be based in McKenzie at the Baptist Outpatient Center at State Route 436 and State Route 22 near McKenzie High School.

Dr. Will said he started working in maintenance at Hometown Health Clinic (the former McKenzie Medical Center) when he was 16 years old.

“I always knew I had a good place to come to work,” said the new doctor. “I am proud to be home. It is a great place to raise a family.

He and Meg have one son, Liam, 9 months old. They are excited grandparents are nearby in McKenzie and Jackson.