Chris McLaurin, PharmD, joined Mississippi Sports Medicine in the Fall of 2023 as the Director of Pharmacy Operations. Chris has served in various levels of store, district and regional leadership in pharmacy operations with Kroger, Safeway, Walgreens and CVS since 1997. Most of his leadership roles have been within Mississippi but has included positions in Columbia, South Carolina and Houston, Texas. In 2016, he was awarded the Cardinal Health Foundation Generation Rx Champions Award for his improvement and leadership surrounding controlled substances.
During his time with Walgreens, he spearheaded the formation of the Walgreens Residency Program here in Jackson along with serving as its leader and a preceptor. In addition, Dr McLaurin continues to precept students from nearby schools of pharmacy including Ole Miss, William Carey, and Samford. In 2022, he was awarded the APPE Preceptor of the Year by Ole Miss.
Chris is focused on helping our patients recover quickly and efficiently as well as welcoming the community to use our retail services. Since 1985, Chris has always been focused on the community side of pharmacy beginning as a stock boy and delivery driver for his first job at an independent pharmacy in Corinth.
Chris and his wife, Alyce, call Brandon home and are members of Pinelake Church at the reservoir. They have four children with three of them currently working with our Sports Medicine teams here in Jackson and Flowood.
