Sarah James DO, FACOFP

Sarah J James, DO is the Director of Osteopathic Education for University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, as well as 4 other programs. She completed her osteopathic medical education at Des Moines University. Then, she completed her ACGME and AOA accredited family medicine residency at Columbia St. Marys in Milwaukee Wisconsin followed by a one year residency in neuromusculoskeletal medicine and osteopathic manipulation medicine at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth. She has been featured in an article in The DO, the online publication of the American Osteopathic Association, for her efforts and advocacy in instructing M.D.s in the UW residency program in using OMM techniques to treat patients. She is tasked with maintaining and improving the osteopathic resident education regionally and has developing a longitudinal course instructing M.D.s in osteopathic practice and principles and OMT.  She has also created a precepting OMT curriculum and tool that is currently being used by more than 20 programs nationally. Currently, she is a member of the ACGME Osteopathic Principles Committee, but these presentations are given from her experience as an osteopathic physician and educator.