Dr. Allison Schafer grew up in North Carolina and attended Mars Hill College where she was the captain of the women’s basketball team. She obtained her medical degree at Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg VA and from there traveled to Knoxville TN where she completed her Family Medicine Residency training at the University of Tennessee. Her love of musculoskeletal medicine took her to the University of Connecticut where she completed a Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship. Following this, she practiced briefly in Tennessee before returning to UConn.

Growing up as an athlete helped her realize the importance of exercise for both mind and body. Her passions include treating musculoskeletal issues in everyone from the weekend warrior to elite athletes. Her training as both a Family Medicine and Sports Medicine physician allows her to treat the patient as a whole and take multiple comorbidities into consideration during treatment. Dr. Schafer’s philosophy follows this model as she implores the patient to become a vital member of the team.

As part of the UConn Musculoskeletal Institute and the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, Dr. Schafer provides treatment of a variety of non-operative conditions. She has been trained to perform diagnostic, musculoskeletal ultrasound as well as ultrasound guided injections. She is also a team physician for the University of Connecticut.

Dr. Schafer is a member of the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
BS	Mars Hill College	Biology
DO	Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine	Osteopathic Medicine

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Residency	University of Tennessee Memorial Hospital	Family Medicine (Chief 2016)
Fellowship	University of Connecticut School of Medicine	Primary Care Sports Medicine

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Local Service Humanitarian Project Grant, Concussion Awareness Event	American Society of Sports Medicine
Faculty of the Year Award, Family Medicine Nominee	Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University
James V. White Resident Research Award	University of Tennessee
Captain Women's Basketball Team	Mars Hill College
SAC All-Conference Basketball Team	Southern Atlantic Conference

Overuse injuries, sports-related injuries including sport-related concussion, musculoskeletal ultrasound to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of sports injuries, and ultrasound-guided injections.

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