During her term, she will champion physician wellness and the optimization of health homes. Her priorities are also centred on guiding DNS through contract negotiations and strategic planning, while ensuring physicians are supported through an ongoing period of health system transformation. 

Dr. MacDonald Green co-owns the Windsor Collaborative Practice in the Annapolis Valley. The practice includes four family physicians and three Nova Scotia Health (NSH) providers – two family practice nurses and a social worker.

In 2012, she received her medical degree from Saba University. During her training, she gained practice experience in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. 

Two years later, she graduated from residency; she was part of the first cohort of residents at Dalhousie Family Medicine’s Annapolis Valley Teaching Site. Her experience there led her to choose family medicine as her career path.

As an associate professor at the Annapolis Valley Teaching Site, she now trains the physicians of tomorrow.

Dr. MacDonald Green has honed her leadership skills through various Canadian Medical Association (CMA) Physician Leadership Institute courses and its Women in Medicine Leaders Course. She recently completed the Executive Training Program (EXTRA) offered by Health Excellence Canada. She was previously the NSH Network Lead for West Hants Primary Care Network.

She served two terms on the DNS Board of Directors and found the work fulfilling. In addition, she has served as a member on the DNS Policy and Health Issues Committee.

Dr. MacDonald Green was raised on a wild blueberry farm in the rural community of Garden of Eden, Pictou County. She credits raking blueberries for her work ethic, which helped her through the demanding years of medical school and post-graduate training. 

She and her husband, James Green, a lawyer practising in Halifax, have three children: Alexander, Lara and Caiden. 

Outside of medicine Dr. MacDonald Green loves sports, being outdoors and skiing and biking with her children. She also enjoys cooking and hosting.