Woman Spent Decade Working as a Hospital Janitor—Then Everything Changed
Summary
Shay Taylor-Allen worked as a hospital janitor for ten years before becoming a doctor. After seeing her mother struggle with illness, she decided to pursue medicine and is now training as a resident doctor at the same hospital where she once worked as a janitor.Key Facts
- Shay Taylor-Allen began working as a janitor at Yale New Haven Hospital at age 18.
- She felt "invisible" in her janitorial role but saw it as a steppingstone to other healthcare careers.
- Her mother’s illness inspired her to study medicine to help patients better.
- Taylor-Allen earned an undergraduate degree at Southern Connecticut State University.
- She completed a master’s degree at Quinnipiac University.
- She earned her medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine.
- She worked as a janitor throughout her early college years and left the job when she started medical school in 2021.
- Now she is a resident doctor in anesthesiology at Yale New Haven Hospital, the same place she started as a janitor.
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