Dr. Patick received a Bachelor of Science degree from McGill univerity in Montreal, Canada; and, a Masters in Public Health from the University of Alabama in Birmingham in 1976. He continued his education at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine and received his medical degree in 1981. His Residency in Internal Medicine was completed in 1984 in Memphis at the University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences. Dr. Patick is certified through the American Board of Internal Medicine and has been a group member since 1984. He is also a member of both the American College of Physicians and the American Medical Association.