After postgraduate training in pediatrics at Dalhousie University and Tufts-New England Medical Centre, during which she held a Kilam Scholarship, she became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada and in 1975-76 was certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.
Après sa formation postdoctorale en pédiatrie à l'université Dalhousie, et au Tufts-New England Medical Centre, au cours de laquelle elle a obtenu une bourse Kilam, elle est devenue Associée du Collége royal des médecins et chirurgiens du Canada. En 1975-1976, elle a été agréée du American Board of Pediatrics.