About Us
About the Clinic
Dr. Patricia McGarry opened Salem Family Practice Clinic December 15th 1997. She just celebrated her 20 year anniversary of Salem Family Practice in December of 2017! She was recently recognized in the Benton Courier for this milestone as you can see in the picture to the left.
Dr. McGarry and Kelly Bassett are both family practice physicians who sees children and adults from all ages!
Kelly Bassett is a Nurse Practitioner that joined Dr. McGarry in 2018 after graduation from Chamberlin University. Kelly spend a lot of time at Salem Family Practice and got to know many patients during her clinical rotations before her graduation.
Providing you with the best doctors for the best care
Dr. Patricia G. McGarry, M.D.
Dr. McGarry went to Baptist Health nursing school to become a Registered Nurse. After working as an RN, she wanted to do more for her patients and went on to medical school at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Later she decided to open her very own clinic in Benton, AR. Salem Family Practice has been serving Saline County and surrounding patients for over 20 years and counting!
Kelly Bassett, APRN
Kelly graduated from nursing school at Baptist Health in 2006. She then
worked as a Registered Nurse at St. Vincent Hospital. Kelly later continued her education at Chamberlin University and graduated in 2018! Post graduation she soon joined the Salem Family Practice family. She also just brought twins into the world - Ayda and Nash!
Meet Our Nurses
Lexi Brown, MA
Lexi just graduated from LPN school! She is working as a Medical Assistant for Dr. McGarry.
Erron McCormack, MA
Erron is a Registered Medical Assistant and has also been working for Dr. McGarry for over 10 years and is our current head nurse!
Meet Our Front Office Staff
Beverly Garland, Receptionist
Beverly is a receptionist at Salem Family Practice and is also over patient accounts and collections!
Tina Taylor, File Clerk
Tina has been working at Salem Family Practice for over a year now!