1981 - Graduated from The University of Queensland
Subsequently became a Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Brisbane Hospital and Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney
Trained in pathology at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, from 1985-1990 before obtaining her fellowship
1991 -1996 - Worked as a Staff Pathologist at Toowoomba Base Hospital
1996 - 2000 - Employed as a Visiting Medical Officer at the Princess Alexandra and Nambour Hospitals
Also worked as a locum at Prince Charles and Ipswich Hospitals, before becoming a Staff Pathologist at Gramp Skin Pathology in Adelaide from 2000 - 2001