Green grew up in Nova Scotia, Canada, and pursued her education with undergraduate studies at the
University of Toronto, followed by medical school at
McGill University in Montreal. She completed her residency in Family Medicine at McGill University and further specialized through partial fellowships in
palliative care and infant and
maternal health. She joined the Clinical Faculty at McGill University, where she was based at the Herzl Family Practice Centre in the
Jewish General Hospital in Montreal. She later relocated to Toronto, affiliating with the
University of Toronto while working as a teaching clinician associated with
Wellesley Hospital, followed by
St. Michael's Hospital. In 2002, she relocated once more to Victoria, British Columbia and continued her work as an academic clinician associated with both the
University of British Columbia and the
University of Victoria. Green worked as a family practitioner with a particular focus on
maternity and
newborn care. In 2016, Green shifted her primary focus to
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in British Columbia, Canada. She co-founded the Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers (CAMAP), becoming its founding president, from 2016–2023. During her tenure, CAMAP grew to become a national professional organization which provides education, training, and peer support for MAiD practitioners. It achieved charitable status in 2021. Green also serves on the Clinicians Advisory Council of Dying with Dignity Canada. ==Publications and recognition==