Dr. Umeonyido attended Trans Ekulu Girls Secondary School, Enugu, where she obtained Eight(8) distinctions in her Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations. From there she went to the Faculty of Medical Science and Dentistry, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus.

She graduated in the year 2000 with six distinctions in her various MBBS examinations, namely Anatomy, Medical Biochemistry, Physiology, Pharmacology, Pathology and Obstetric and Gynecology. She was the best graduating student in Medicine in her class.

She had won several awards from her faculty and the University for her academic performance.