She received her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree from the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in Kingston Jamaica and completed her Residency at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine in Miami Florida. As a senior resident for Holtz Children’s Hospital at Jackson Memorial Medical Center, her responsibilities included care of pediatric patients in all areas and under multiple specialties, as well as supervision of medical students and junior residents from 2012 to 2015. She has been a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics since 2012.