She obtained her basic medical degree from the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan in 1988 and went on to commence residency training in Internal Medicine at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (1992 to 1993). She subsequently completed residency training in Internal Medicine, and Geriatrics fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with board certification in 2004 and 2005 respectively. She is one of a handful of formally trained Geriatricians serving a nation with a population of 193 million.