The Interesting MD Podcast Physician Burnout and Moving to Canada: Dr. Amber Hull’s Journey in Integrative Women’s Health
Jan 20, 2026
Dr. Amber Hull, a U.S.-trained, Canada-licensed integrative women’s health physician who focuses on menopause and mind-body care, shares her journey. She discusses chronic hypervigilance and adversarial U.S. medical culture. She explains why moving to British Columbia helped her reclaim collaborative care, reconnect with patients, and shift toward integrative approaches.
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Training Shift From OBGYN To Pediatrics
- Amber Hull trained as an osteopathic physician and considered OBGYN before choosing pediatrics due to fear of litigation.
- Her DO training emphasized mind-body-spirit and influenced her later integrative approach.
Injury Triggered Career Change
- Amber left a NICU fellowship after a stress fracture and later suffered another pathological fracture that forced her to relearn walking.
- She built a direct primary care practice in Las Vegas while disabled and ran it for about four years.
Adversarial Culture Fuels Physician Hypervigilance
- Amber describes medicine in the U.S. as increasingly adversarial, fostering hypervigilance among clinicians.
- That constant fight-or-flight undermines physicians' ability to care and contributes to burnout.