Section Chief, Outpatient Pharmacy
USAF
MSgt Andrea L. North is the Outpatient Pharmacy Section Chief, 60th Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron, Travis AFB, California. She is directly responsible for overall administration, technical support, and operations of the Outpatient Pharmacies which support David Grant Medical Center and dispenses more than 400,000 prescriptions to 368,000 beneficiaries across Northern California.
MSgt North entered the Air Force in October 1998 and attended the Pharmacy Apprentice Course at Sheppard AFB, Texas in November of that year. From January to December 2008 she worked in the Drug Demand Reduction Section as a Drug Testing Program Administrative Manager at Beale AFB, CA. Then from October 2010 to July 2011, MSgt North was the Medical Group Commander’s Executive Assistant at Beale AFB, CA. In June 2013 she started Military Training Instructor School at Lackland AFB, Texas. Her background includes various positions in Outpatient Pharmacy, and Military Training Instructor career fields.
EDUCATION
2003 Airman Leadership School, Tinker AFB, OK
2010 Certification: National Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
2012 USAF Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Lackland AFB, TX
2016 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course
2017 USAF Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy by correspondence
2020 Pharmacy Technology Degree, Community College of the Air Force
ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 1999 – May 2005, Pharmacy Journeyman, 72 Medical Support Squadron, Tinker, Oklahoma
2. May 2005 – May 2013, NCOIC, Pharmacy Element, 9 Medical Support Squadron, Beale, California
3. May 2013 – February 2017, Military Training Instructor, 331 Training Squadron, JBSA-Lackland, Texas
4. February 2017 – January 2019, NCOIC, Outpatient Pharmacy, 59 Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron, JBSA-Randolph, Texas
5. January 2019 – Present, Section Chief, Outpatient Pharmacy, 60 Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron, Travis, California
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Saturday, November 14, 2020
14:00 – 14:30 EST
Saturday, November 14, 2020
16:00 – 16:30 EST