Craig is the owner of Sartin’s Discount Drugs in Gulfport, Mississippi, which he founded in 1983. In 1988, Craig opened one of the first Mississippi home infusion centers, Sartin’s Vital Care, and opened Burnham’s Vital Care in Moss Point, MS, with a partner in 2001. Craig has been a partner owner in Diamondhead Discount Drugs and the Sartin-Duran Drug Company both in Pass Christian, Mississippi.
Craig has practiced pharmacy in a variety of other settings including serving as Director of Pharmacy for Pearl River Hospital, Director of Pharmacy of Sand Hill CPC Hospital, founding a nursing home consultant group, and serving as Pharmacist-in-Charge for Canon Hospice and others. Craig is the founding member of “The Ole Miss Group.” This group of 19 retail locations actively utilizes purchasing power to insure the viability of independent pharmacy in South Mississippi. Craig has been active with many pharmacy and community associations. He currently serves on the Cardinal National Retail Advisory Board and the Ole Miss Pharmacy Dean’s Advisory Board. He has been an Ole Miss Pharmacy Preceptor for over 20 years and precepts for William Carey, Creighton University and others.
Craig graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1979 with a B.S. in Pharmacy. He has been married to Linda Sartin for 38 years and has 2 children, Evan Sartin, PharmD, and Whitney Sartin. Craig has resided in Long Beach, Mississippi, for 40 years.