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After a decade as a Yale hospital janitor, she will now be a doctor there
The Washington Post
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For about a decade, Shay Taylor-Allen walked the halls of Yale New Haven Hospital as a janitor.
Soon, she’ll walk the halls of the hospital again — this time wearing a white coat, after matching into an anesthesiology residency.
wapo.st/3NtgqTx
10:30 AM · Mar 27, 2026
@washingtonpost.com
For about a decade, Shay Taylor-Allen walked the halls of Yale New Haven Hospital as a janitor.
Soon, she’ll walk the halls of the hospital again — this time wearing a white coat, after matching into an anesthesiology residency.
wapo.st/3NtgqTx
10:30 AM · Mar 27, 2026
For about a decade, Shay Taylor-Allen walked the halls of Yale New Haven Hospital as a janitor.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2026-03-27T14:30:10.931855067Z
Soon, she’ll walk the halls of the hospital again — this time wearing a white coat, after matching into an anesthesiology residency. https://wapo.st/3NtgqTx
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