Sarah holds a variety of licenses/certifications, including:

• East Asian Medicine Practitioner (EAMP) / Licensed Acupuncturist (LAc)
  
• Diplomat in Oriental Medicine (Dipl. OM) from the NCCAOM which includes certifications in herbal medicine, Asian body work and acupuncture.
•  Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP, ARNP)
• Certified Functional Medicine practitioner

Sarah has 2 Master’s degrees and is a doctoral candidate

• Masters in Traditional Chinese Medicine (MTCM) from Five Branches University
  
• Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN), Family Nurse Practitioner, Graceland University
  
• Doctoral Candidate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM-C) Candidate, Five Branches University.

Specialties

•  Integrative Sports Medicine
•  Functional Medicine
•  Facial Rejuvenation
•  Fertility and Women’s Health
•  Neurological Conditions
•  Pain Management

Licenses and Credentials

• Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, Institute of Functional Medicine
• East Asian Medical Practitioner (EAMP), aka Licensed Acupuncturist (LAc) Washington State Department of Health (Scope of practice)
• Diplomate in Oriental Medicine (Dipl. O.M.), inclues acupuncture, herbal medicine, National Certification Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine
• Registered Nurse (RN, ARNP), Washington State Department of Health
  
• Integrative Sports Medicine Certificate, Five Branches University
• Clean Needle Technique, Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
• Certified Qi Gong Instructor, Pacific Healing Arts
• Certificate of Completion, Cranial Sacral Therapy I, Heartwood Institute
• Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers, American Heart Association

Educational Background

• Student, Doctorate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM), Five Branches University, San Jose, CA (Doctoral Candidate)
• Student, Functional Medicine Certification Program, Institute for Functional Medicine, Gig Harbor, WA (2010-2014)
• Masters of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Graceland University, Independence, MO (2013)
• Masters of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Five Branches University, Santa Cruz, CA (2004)
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (2000)

Advanced Studies

• Certified Qi Gong Instructor, Lee Holden (2004)
• Qi Gong & Chi Nei Tsang, Mantak Chia
• Jeffrey Yuen
• Zhu’s Scalp Acupuncture Program
• Golden Shield Qi Gong
• Facial Rejuvenation with Suzana Shen
• Colorado Outward Bound School Summer Wilderness Leadership Semester (1998)
• Societies and Memberships
• Washington East Asian Medicine Association
• American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
• Zhu’s Scalp Acupuncture Research and Education Foundation
• American Acupuncture Council
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Beta Gamma Chapter

Professional Experience

Private Practice in Traditional Oriental Medicine, Functional Medicine, Cascade Wellness, Leavenworth, WA (since 2004)

Practicum, Family Nurse Practitioner program through Cascade Medical Center, Leavenworth, in Family Practice, Columbia Valley Community Health, Wenatchee, in Family Practice / Pediatrics and The Kids Clinic, Seattle, in Pediatrics with a Functional Medicine focus

• Internship / clinical training including theater and rounds, Five Branches University Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Alumni Listings)
• Administrative Nurse Supervisor, Seton Medical Center Coastside, Moss Beach, CA (01-04)
• Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, San Francisco General Hospital, CA (01)
• Registered Nurse, Med Surg/ED Float, Mammoth Hospital, Mammoth, CA (00-01)
• Private Practice in Massage & Cranial Sacral Therapy, El Granada, CA (94-04)
• Volunteer, Sequoia Hospital Pain Clinic, Redwood City, CA (96-97)
• Veterinary Technician, Blue Cross Pet Hospital, Redwood City, CA (94-98)