lˈiːl bɪɡˈæn hɪz mˈɛdɪkəl stˈʌdiz æɾ ˈeɪtiːn, ðə pɹˈaɪvət pjˈuːpəl ʌv dˈɑːktɚ. ˈɔːstɪn flˈɪnt, ˌɛsˈɑːɹ., ɪn dɪzˈiːzᵻz ʌvðə hˈɑːɹt ænd lˈʌŋz, ænd ʌv dˈɑːktɚ. fɹˈæŋk ˈeɪtʃ. hˈæməltən ɪn ɡˈʌnʃɑːt wˈuːndz ænd sˈɜːdʒɚɹi.
Leale began his medical studies at 18, the private pupil of Dr. Austin Flint, Sr., in diseases of the heart and lungs, and of Dr. Frank H. Hamilton in gunshot wounds and surgery.