Bio
Dr. Katrina Hurley attended medical school at Memorial University of Newfoundland and completed postgraduate training in Emergency Medicine at Dalhousie University. Early on, she shifted her clinical focus to pediatrics and has been a staff physician and trauma team leader in the IWK Emergency Department since 2009. In 2017 she took a 6 month break from work. Alongside her husband, she experimented with travelling and home schooling their three children. This experience led to deeper family connections and kept the spark of curiosity and connection alive in her work. She stepped into an interim leadership role as medical director in 2018 and was Chief of the IWK Emergency Department from 2019 to 2024. This launched a journey of leadershp development as she and her team navigated ED redesign, lean and COVID. She is now a Canadian Certified Physician Executive (CCPE). Her concern for burnout among health professionals and its impact on creativity and transformation, led Katrina to learn more about self-compassion, fulfillment, grit and embodiment. She completed a rigorous coaching certification program in 2023 with Co-Active Training Institute. She is now serving Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine as Assistant Dean, Faculty Wellness.
