"A founding partner in Family Practice Associates of Montrose, P.A, Michael L. McBrearty, M.D. has been practicing family medicine in Baldwin County since 1976. In addition to serving thousands of patients in one of the longest-standing practices on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay, Dr. McBrearty also serves as Vice President of Medical Affairs at Thomas Hospital in Fairhope, Alabama. After completing his education and medical training at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, the University of Oklahoma Hospital and Clinics and the College of Community Health Sciences in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Dr. McBrearty received his board certification in family practice in 1976. He also serves as a Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor at both the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, and the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile. He became a fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice Physicians in 1979 and is a member of the American College of Physician Executives and the Baldwin County Medical Society."