Dr. Aleem completed her Medical Training and Family medicine Residency Program at the University of British Columbia. Following which, she worked as a family physician for several years. During this time she completed her Masters in Health Sciences. She completed her Psychiatry Residency at the University of Western Ontario following which she started working at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto. In her time at CAMH she has served as the Medical Head of the AIM Inpatient program and Mood and Anxiety Day Treatment program. For the past four years, she has worked as the medical head of the Work Stress and Health Clinic.