[4] Tross completed her education at private schools in Britain and then at Matthew Boulton College in Birmingham.
She excelled at sport, becoming the British national long jump champion for her age, and she passed A-Levels in applied mathematics, chemistry and biology.
She also notes that while in medical school she was exposed to many different specialities in medicine, but the surgeons in orthopedics made her feel wanted and useful.
[6] This was an unusual course for a British woman: only 11% of consultant surgeons in Britain are female.
[10][11][12] Tross was the subject of a biography by Verna Wilkins published by Tamarind Books in 2008.