Martha Green

In between providing care to patients and making recommendations to the state board of medical examiners, Martha Green makes snacks for little leaguers and leads Children’s Church.

Green, who has 15 years in as a physician assistant, excels not only at her profession, but also as a community servant.

“In addition to working in a private OBGYN practice, Martha is an instructor at MUSC who trains physician assistant students,” said Maite Murphy, who nominated Green as a woman to watch. “With much compassion and skill, she has tended to women’s health care needs for years. She provides a healing touch for her patient’s physical as well as emotional needs, drawing from many years of education and training as well as her experience as a loving mother, wife and daughter. She is highly respected by her peers in the medical community and loved by her patients.”

Green is one of three PAs who serve on the advisory committee that makes recommendations to the S.C. Board of Medical Examiners concerning ways to improve and modernize the PA profession. She is also a co-chair for the South Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants’ Continuing Education Committee.

A former vice president for the academy, Green was awarded that organization’s prestigious PA of the Year Award in 2007. But she didn’t become a PA for accolades.

“The everyday things are more important,” she said. “When someone thinks enough of you to come back or refer a family member or friend to you it’s nice. When I was younger I just wanted to find a career in medicine that was fulfilling and physician assistant seemed like a perfect fit for me.”

It turned out to be just that.

“It is a great niche for someone who wants to care for people but doesn’t want to invest the time or money into medical school,” she said. “I wanted a career and a family. I think sometimes women get a false sense that we can have it all, but as a PA who is also a mother I feel I’m as close to having it all as you can be. I have a busy work load, but not to the point where it is terribly stressful and I have some flexibility.”

When Green isn’t treating patients, teaching or addressing ways to improve her profession, she is actively involved with her church and whatever else her sons are into. Whenever there is a need for a team mom at Parks Field or a chaperone for a Pinewood Prep field trip, Green is typically one of the first to volunteer.

“More than anything, I’m Garrett’s and Gage’s mom,” Green said. “I put my family first and I’m fortunate to have a career that allows me to do that. I want to be there for my kids and be a part of what’s happening with my kids so I try to be as involved as I can.”

Green is a Summerville High School graduate who went on to receive her BS in Biology from Presbyterian College in 1992. She also holds both a BS and Masters degree in PA Studies from MUSC. She works at the James T. Martin, Jr., MD Obstetrics and Gynecology office in the Trident Executive Village.

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