She graduated as a medical doctor from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and completed her specialist training in rehabilitation medicine in NSW. Dr Al Hanna has trained in several leading rehabilitation units in Sydney including the Spinal Injury Unit at the Royal Rehab and the Brain Injury Unit at Westmead Hospital. She was awarded the Fellowship of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine (FAFRM) of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) in 2015.