Captain Carter commissioned in the Air Force in 2007 as the Chief of Pharmacy Services with the 20th Medical Group at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.   She assumed this command as her first and only duty assignment to date, immediately after earning her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Nova Southeastern University.  She is licensed in both Florida and South Carolina.

Captain Carter immersed into her profession with a demanding charge.  In less than two short years of her initial assignment, she has excelled in the management and leadership of a team of pharmacists, technicians, and volunteers who, under her administration, directed over 200K prescriptions filled to 30K Shaw beneficiaries at 2 sites.  As Chief of the Pharmacy, she managed a $7.6M budget; maximized the High Dollar Drug Program/National Contracts/Basic Core Formulary usage and returned $1.1M for redistribution.

She also executed a $198K pharmacy renovation within her first year which relocated the entire operation twice in one day; this led to an increase in efficiency and cut patient wait times by 30%.
Also within her first year, Captain Carter implemented the medication refill clinic which was a crucial relief during nursing/provider shortage and saved the Base's Family Practice Clinic staff 80 hours per month. She also established the Force Health Protection Prescription Program for the Base which increased critical information by 70% and saved providers 50+ walk-ins quarterly.
Not only is Captain Carter a great leader but she is also an outstanding Base and community activist. Captain Carter is currently the 20 Fighter Wing American Red Cross blood drive coordinator organizing drives on a quarterly basis averaging a collection of 50 units per drive. She is also an active AADD volunteer and is credited with 54 saves this year alone. Impacting and saving lives, Captain Carter has participated in the American Heart Association Sumter Heart Walk and the American Cancer Society Relay for Life and has helped fund raise over $165K.

It is no surprise that Captain Michelle Carter has been awarded the highest honors bestowed upon a pharmacist in the military:

• Air Combat Command Company Grade Pharmacist of the Year - 2008
• 20th Medical Group Company Grade Officer of the Year - 2008
• 20th Fighter Wing & Team Shaw Company Grade Officer of the Quarter (July -September, 2008)

On behalf of Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy - and especially the West Palm Beach site - Congratulations Captain Carter - we are very proud of you!