Dr. Layme was born in New Jersey and raised in Orlando. She is bilingual in that she is fluent in both Spanish and English. Dr. Layme received her pre-medical education and medical degree at UNIBE (Universidad IberoAmericana in the Dominican Republic) and was the youngest in her class to graduate in 2007. She followed her degree with a family medicine transitional year at Metropolitan Hospital San German in San German, Puerto Rico, where she received an award for excellence in performance in patient care in the pediatrics department. She is an active member of the Puerto Rico College of Physicians & Surgeons, the American Medical Association, and the Hispanic Health Professionals Association of New York.