About
Dr. Sara J. Martin earned her medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School in Duluth. She completed her family medicine residency at Duluth Family Medicine Residency in 2011. For nearly a decade, she practiced full-spectrum family medicine in Sauk Centre under her previous name, Dr. Sara Olmanson. In 2021, she completed a fellowship through the Academy of Integrative and Holistic Medicine. That training deepened her work in nutrition, supplements, herbal medicine, and holistic approaches to preventing and reversing disease.
Dr. Martin is passionate about relationship-based medicine and evidence-informed care. She integrates the best available clinical evidence with each patient's values and individual circumstances. Her own family has navigated serious medical emergencies and a significant life upheaval. That lived experience of healing and transformation informs how she supports her patients. She holds family medicine, integrative medicine, and functional medicine as her core specialties. Outside of clinical work, she draws inspiration from Isaiah 60:1 - the verse behind the Arise Wellbeing name.
Education & Training
Medical School
University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth, MN
Residency
Family Medicine, Duluth Family Medicine Residency (2011)
Fellowship
Academy of Integrative and Holistic Medicine (2021)
Who is Dr. Martin right for?
Dr. Martin is a strong fit for adults and families seeking a whole-person approach to health. Patients managing chronic or complex conditions benefit from her integrative toolbox of conventional care, nutrition, and herbal medicine. She works well with patients who feel confused by mixed messages from multiple specialists. Her Holistic Medical Experience packages especially suit people who need help organizing their medical history and building self-advocacy skills. Anyone who wants a long-term relationship with a physician invested in their full wellbeing will find a good match here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Martin focuses on family medicine, integrative medicine, and functional medicine. She draws on conventional care, nutrition, supplements, herbal therapies, and wellness coaching. Her goal is to address the root causes of health concerns, not just manage symptoms.
Dr. Martin holds a medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School and completed her family medicine residency in 2011. She earned a fellowship through the Academy of Integrative and Holistic Medicine in 2021. That fellowship reflects her advanced training in holistic and integrative approaches.
Dr. Martin treats a wide range of conditions across the lifespan as a family physician. She focuses especially on preventing and reversing disease through integrative methods. Patients managing chronic illness, complex diagnoses, or nutritional concerns are a particularly strong fit for her practice.
Dr. Martin practices evidence-informed medicine. She weighs the best available clinical evidence alongside each patient's values, preferences, and circumstances. She uses a full toolbox that includes conventional medicine, nutrition, supplements, herbal medicine, and other modalities. Relationship-based care is central to everything she does.
Yes. Members at Arise Wellbeing have direct messaging access to Dr. Martin. She can communicate with patients during ER visits or hospital stays to help them navigate care as an advocate. That access helps members avoid unnecessary emergency visits for issues like ear pain or sore throats.
Dr. Martin offers home visits in some circumstances. Members can discuss whether a home visit is appropriate for their situation when scheduling. The practice also offers in-person, virtual, and phone appointments for flexibility.
' That experience gave her a personal understanding of healing and transformation. It fuels her commitment to bringing whole-person, integrative care to her patients in Central Minnesota.
Dr. Martin has deep roots in Sauk Centre. She practiced full-spectrum family medicine there from before 2011 until 2020 under her previous name, Dr. Sara Olmanson. She returned to the community with Arise Wellbeing to offer integrative and direct primary care.
Doctor profile last updated April 10, 2026