Dr Asha Pemberton is a Consultant Paediatrician and Adolescent Medicine Specialist in Trinidad and Tobago. She is in engaged in clinical practice and is also an Associate Lecturer at the University of the West Indies. Dr Pemberton’s specific interests are primary care adolescent health interventions, adolescent health education and effective parenting of teens in the Caribbean. She is currently a member of the Executive Council of the Caribbean Association for Adolescent Health and Regional Vice-president for the Caribbean for the International Association for Adolescent Health.