▁and ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Seattle , ▁Washington ▁to ▁complete ▁a ▁course ▁in ▁applied ▁science ▁at ▁North ▁Seattle ▁Community ▁College . ▁She ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁further ▁her ▁education , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁zo ology ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁and ▁then ▁en rolling ▁in ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁in ▁Gren ada ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁on ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁from ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁St . ▁Vincent ▁and ▁the ▁Gren ad ines . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁she ▁married ▁a ▁fellow ▁student ▁at ▁St . ▁George ' s , ▁Dennis ▁Am bro se , ▁from ▁Tr in idad . ▁Initial ly ▁she ▁wanted ▁to ▁purs ue ▁ped iat ric ▁medicine ▁and ▁completed ▁her ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Medicine ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Upon ▁her ▁gradu ation , ▁Am bro se ▁worked ▁in ▁a ▁ch est ▁sur geon ' s ▁office ▁as ▁a ▁medical ▁trans cription ist , ▁which ▁influenced ▁her ▁desire ▁to ▁special ize ▁in ▁radi ology . ▁While ▁in ▁Tr in idad , ▁she ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁her ▁oldest ▁daughter ▁Mich a ela . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁a ▁two ▁year ▁intern ship , ▁which ▁was ▁completed ▁partly ▁in ▁St . ▁Vincent ▁and ▁partly ▁in ▁Tr in idad , ▁she ▁obtained ▁a ▁fellow ship ▁to ▁continue ▁her ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁Chinese ▁University ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁comple ting ▁studies ▁on ▁di agnostic ▁radi ology ▁at ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales ▁Hospital . ▁After ▁completion ▁of ▁her